diff --git a/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/processor/TaskRun.groovy b/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/processor/TaskRun.groovy
index 940678b6d6..38b4ba4782 100644
--- a/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/processor/TaskRun.groovy
+++ b/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/processor/TaskRun.groovy
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ class TaskRun implements Cloneable {
      * @param body A {@code BodyDef} object instance
      */
     void resolve(BodyDef body)  {
-        (processor.session.stubRun && config.getStubBlock())
+        processor.session.stubRun && config.getStubBlock()
             ? resolveStub(config.getStubBlock())
             : resolveBody(body)
     }