diff --git a/config/profile_awsbatch_auto.config b/config/profile_awsbatch_auto.config
index ffde2ed7..3c378c37 100644
--- a/config/profile_awsbatch_auto.config
+++ b/config/profile_awsbatch_auto.config
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ process {
   executor = 'awsbatch'
   queue = { task.attempt < 3 ? 'nextflow-batch-autoscale-queue' : 'nextflow-batch-priority-queue'}
   withLabel: 'long_running' {
-    queue = task.attempt < 2 ? 'nextflow-batch-autoscale-queue' : 'nextflow-batch-priority-queue'
+    queue = { task.attempt < 2 ? 'nextflow-batch-autoscale-queue' : 'nextflow-batch-priority-queue' }
   }
 }