diff --git a/nextflow_schema.json b/nextflow_schema.json
index db5883d..08fcf66 100644
--- a/nextflow_schema.json
+++ b/nextflow_schema.json
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@
                     "type": "string",
                     "format": "directory-path",
                     "description": "Path to the JAFFAL code directory. If running within EPI2ME-Labs, the default path of /home/epi2melabs/JAFFA within the application container will be used. If using outside of EPI2ME-Labs, the path to the code directory downloaded from github should be supplied.",
-                    "default": "/home/epi2melabs/JAFFA"
+                    "default": "/home/epi2melabs/JAFFA",
+                    "hidden": true
                 }
             }
         },