diff --git a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParsingEngineTest.java b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParsingEngineTest.java
index eaaa93135..5bcb28d60 100755
--- a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParsingEngineTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParsingEngineTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class ParsingEngineTest extends BaseTest {
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
-        parsingEngine = new ParsingEngine();
+        parsingEngine = new ParsingEngine(null);
     }
 
     private class InputFileArgProvider {