diff --git a/tools/bbtools/bbnorm.xml b/tools/bbtools/bbnorm.xml
index c204d8b7329..a229be716c8 100644
--- a/tools/bbtools/bbnorm.xml
+++ b/tools/bbtools/bbnorm.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <stdio>
         <regex match="This table is (very|crazy|totally) full, which may reduce accuracy.  Ideal load is under" source="stderr" level="fatal_oom" description="Too low memory - generated results might be inaccurate."/>
     </stdio>
-    <command detect_errors="exit_code"><![CDATA[
+    <command detect_errors="aggressive"><![CDATA[
 ## bbtools recommends keeping a proper file extension to determine the input format
 ## so we hardcode them in the below block.
 #if str($input_type_cond.input_type) == 'paired':