diff --git a/R/merge_sce_list.R b/R/merge_sce_list.R
index 7da06a55..2c7fb7d7 100644
--- a/R/merge_sce_list.R
+++ b/R/merge_sce_list.R
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ merge_sce_list <- function(
       purrr::reduce(union)
 
     for (altexp_name in altexp_names) {
-      altexp_name <- "CITEseq"
       # Determine which SCEs contain this altExp, and create list of those altExps
       has_altexp_name <- sce_list |>
         purrr::map_lgl(
@@ -219,15 +218,19 @@ merge_sce_list <- function(
   # Replace existing metadata list with merged metadata
   metadata(merged_sce) <- metadata_list
 
-
+  # Add the merged altE into the main merged_sce
   if (include_altexp) {
-    # Apply column names
+
+    # Ensure compatible column names
+    # (this is probably not necessary but doesn't hurt...)
     merged_sce <- merged_sce[,merged_colnames]
 
-    ## TODO: ADD THE `merged_altexps` INTO `merged_sce`
+    # Add the merged altexps into the merged sce
+    for (altexp_name in names(merged_altexps)) {
+      altExp(merged_sce, altexp_name) <- merged_altexps[[altexp_name]]
+    }
   }
 
-
   return(merged_sce)
 }
 
diff --git a/man/create_merged_altexps.Rd b/man/create_merged_altexp.Rd
similarity index 84%
rename from man/create_merged_altexps.Rd
rename to man/create_merged_altexp.Rd
index 83e52dd9..73a62bc1 100644
--- a/man/create_merged_altexps.Rd
+++ b/man/create_merged_altexp.Rd
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 % Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 % Please edit documentation in R/merge_sce_list.R
-\name{create_merged_altexps}
-\alias{create_merged_altexps}
+\name{create_merged_altexp}
+\alias{create_merged_altexp}
 \title{Prepare altExps for merge and create a list of merged altExps for each altExp name}
 \usage{
-create_merged_altexps(altexp_list, merged_colnames)
+create_merged_altexp(altexp_list, merged_colnames)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{altexp_list}{List of altexps to merge}