diff --git a/bip/pipelines/IDPs_gen/IDPs_generator.py b/bip/pipelines/IDPs_gen/IDPs_generator.py
index aaf738864cea47cd6fbb9c8ac3d8a9738c19fe6a..bdaeb62356ce0601571f2d5515dcdd026a5b42fe 100755
--- a/bip/pipelines/IDPs_gen/IDPs_generator.py
+++ b/bip/pipelines/IDPs_gen/IDPs_generator.py
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ def run(ctx,
 
             if os.path.exists(IDP_file):
                 with open(IDP_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                    IDPs = f.read().strip().split()
-                if len(IDPs) != num_IDPs:
+                    IDPs_l = f.read().strip().split()
+                if len(IDPs_l) != num_IDPs:
                     result += " " + result_nans
                 else:
-                    result += " " + " ".join(IDPs)
+                    result += " " + " ".join(IDPs_l)
 
             else:
                 result += " " + result_nans