diff --git a/prody/proteins/interactions.py b/prody/proteins/interactions.py
index 1e7c4a106..6df421e9a 100644
--- a/prody/proteins/interactions.py
+++ b/prody/proteins/interactions.py
@@ -3240,7 +3240,7 @@ def showSminaTermValues(data):
     return show
 
 
-def createFoldseekAlignment(prot_seq, prot_foldseek, *kwargs):
+def createFoldseekAlignment(prot_seq, prot_foldseek, **kwargs):
     """Aligns sequences from prot_seq with homologous sequences identified in prot_foldseek, 
     generating a multiple sequence alignment.