diff --git a/modules/local/templates/mtx_to_h5ad_kallisto.py b/modules/local/templates/mtx_to_h5ad_kallisto.py
index cf27f13c..24efe7e0 100755
--- a/modules/local/templates/mtx_to_h5ad_kallisto.py
+++ b/modules/local/templates/mtx_to_h5ad_kallisto.py
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@
 import glob
 
 def _mtx_to_adata(
-    input: str,
-    sample: str,
-    t2g: str
+    matrix: str,
+    barcodes: str,
+    features: str,
+    t2g: str,
+    sample: str
 ):
 
-    adata = sc.read_mtx(glob.glob(f"{input}/*.mtx")[0])
-    adata.obs_names = pd.read_csv(glob.glob(f"{input}/*.barcodes.txt")[0], header=None, sep="\\t")[0].values
-    adata.var_names = pd.read_csv(glob.glob(f"{input}/*.genes.txt")[0], header=None, sep="\\t")[0].values
+    adata = sc.read_mtx(matrix)
+    adata.obs_names = pd.read_csv(barcodes, header=None, sep="\\t")[0].values
+    adata.var_names = pd.read_csv(features, header=None, sep="\\t")[0].values
     adata.obs["sample"] = sample
 
     txp2gene = pd.read_table(glob.glob(f"{t2g}")[0], header=None, names=["gene_id", "gene_symbol"], usecols=[1, 2])
@@ -60,15 +62,17 @@ def dump_versions():
         f.write(format_yaml_like(versions))
 
 def input_to_adata(
-    input_data: str,
+    matrix: str,
+    barcodes: str,
+    features: str,
+    t2g: str,
     output: str,
     sample: str,
-    t2g: str
 ):
-    print(f"Reading in {input_data}")
+    print(f"Reading in {matrix}")
 
     # open main data
-    adata = _mtx_to_adata(input_data, sample, t2g)
+    adata = _mtx_to_adata(matrix=matrix, barcodes=barcodes, features=features, sample=sample, t2g=t2g)
 
     # standard format
     # index are gene IDs and symbols are a column
@@ -82,11 +86,6 @@ def input_to_adata(
     adata.write_h5ad(f"{output}", compression="gzip")
     print(f"Wrote h5ad file to {output}")
 
-    # dump versions
-    dump_versions()
-
-    return adata
-
 #
 # Run main script
 #
@@ -95,9 +94,26 @@ def input_to_adata(
 os.makedirs("${meta.id}", exist_ok=True)
 
 # input_type comes from NF module
-adata = input_to_adata(
-    input_data="${inputs}",
-    output="${meta.id}/${meta.id}_${meta.input_type}_matrix.h5ad",
-    sample="${meta.id}",
-    t2g="${txp2gene}"
-)
+if "${params.kb_workflow}" == "standard":
+    input_to_adata(
+        matrix=glob.glob("${inputs}/*.mtx")[0],
+        barcodes=glob.glob("${inputs}/*.barcodes.txt")[0],
+        features=glob.glob("${inputs}/*.genes.txt")[0],
+        output="${meta.id}/${meta.id}_${meta.input_type}_matrix.h5ad",
+        sample="${meta.id}",
+        t2g="${txp2gene}"
+    )
+
+else:
+    for type in ['spliced', 'unspliced']:
+        input_to_adata(
+            matrix=glob.glob("${inputs}/" + f"{type}*.mtx")[0],
+            barcodes=glob.glob("${inputs}/" + f"{type}*.barcodes.txt")[0],
+            features=glob.glob("${inputs}/" + f"{type}*.genes.txt")[0],
+            output="${meta.id}/${meta.id}_${meta.input_type}" + f"_{type}_matrix.h5ad",
+            sample="${meta.id}",
+            t2g="${txp2gene}"
+        )
+
+# dump versions
+dump_versions()
diff --git a/subworkflows/local/emptydrops_removal.nf b/subworkflows/local/emptydrops_removal.nf
index 7171c3f3..2ccacc26 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/emptydrops_removal.nf
+++ b/subworkflows/local/emptydrops_removal.nf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ workflow EMPTY_DROPLET_REMOVAL {
         .join(CELLBENDER_REMOVEBACKGROUND.out.barcodes)
         .map { meta, h5ad, csv ->
             def meta_clone = meta.clone()
-            meta_clone.input_type = 'emptydrops_filter'
+            meta_clone.input_type = meta['input_type'].toString().replaceAll('raw', 'emptydrops_filter')
 
             [ meta_clone, h5ad, csv ]
         }
diff --git a/subworkflows/local/mtx_conversion.nf b/subworkflows/local/mtx_conversion.nf
index 3ecd1b36..55bd68dc 100644
--- a/subworkflows/local/mtx_conversion.nf
+++ b/subworkflows/local/mtx_conversion.nf
@@ -25,7 +25,23 @@ workflow MTX_CONVERSION {
             star_index
         )
         ch_versions = ch_versions.mix(MTX_TO_H5AD.out.versions.first())
-        ch_h5ads    = MTX_TO_H5AD.out.h5ad
+
+        // fix channel size when kallisto non-standard workflow
+        if (params.aligner == 'kallisto' && !(params.kb_workflow == 'standard')) {
+            ch_h5ads =
+            MTX_TO_H5AD.out.h5ad
+                .transpose()
+                .map { meta, h5ad ->
+                    def meta_clone = meta.clone()
+                    def spc_prefix = h5ad.toString().contains('unspliced') ? 'un' : ''
+
+                    meta_clone["input_type"] = "${meta.input_type}_${spc_prefix}spliced"
+
+                    [ meta_clone, h5ad ]
+                }
+        } else {
+            ch_h5ads = MTX_TO_H5AD.out.h5ad
+        }
 
         //
         // SUBWORKFLOW: Run cellbender emptydrops filter
@@ -34,7 +50,7 @@ workflow MTX_CONVERSION {
 
             // emptydrops should only run on the raw matrices thus, filter-out the filtered result of the aligners that can produce it
             EMPTY_DROPLET_REMOVAL (
-                MTX_TO_H5AD.out.h5ad.filter { meta, mtx_files -> meta.input_type == 'raw' }
+                ch_h5ads.filter { meta, mtx_files -> meta.input_type.contains('raw') }
             )
             ch_h5ads = ch_h5ads.mix( EMPTY_DROPLET_REMOVAL.out.h5ad )