diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/VariantsToTable.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/VariantsToTable.java
index 8f31f7d4e..55522c3f9 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/VariantsToTable.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/VariantsToTable.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class VariantsToTable extends RodWalker<Integer, Integer> {
     public List<String> fieldsToTake = new ArrayList<String>();
 
     @Hidden
-    @Argument(fullName="genotypeFields", shortName="GF", doc="The name of each field to capture for output in the table", required=true)
+    @Argument(fullName="genotypeFields", shortName="GF", doc="The name of each genotype field to capture for output in the table", required=false)
     public List<String> genotypeFieldsToTake = new ArrayList<String>();
     
     /**