diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/geli/GeliGenotypeCall.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/geli/GeliGenotypeCall.java
index 327eabea5..d4422378f 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/geli/GeliGenotypeCall.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/geli/GeliGenotypeCall.java
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
  *         The implementation of the genotype interface, specific to Geli
  */
 public class GeliGenotypeCall implements Genotype, ReadBacked, PosteriorsBacked {
-    private char mRefBase;
-    private GenomeLoc mLocation;
+    private final char mRefBase;
+    private final GenomeLoc mLocation;
 
     private List<SAMRecord> mReads;
     private double[] mPosteriors;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/glf/GLFGenotypeCall.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/glf/GLFGenotypeCall.java
index 5a76d9f3b..8186d5a28 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/glf/GLFGenotypeCall.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/glf/GLFGenotypeCall.java
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
  *         The implementation of the genotype interface, specific to GLF
  */
 public class GLFGenotypeCall implements Genotype, ReadBacked, LikelihoodsBacked {
-    private char mRefBase;
-    private GenomeLoc mLocation;
+    private final char mRefBase;
+    private final GenomeLoc mLocation;
 
     private List<SAMRecord> mReads;
     private double[] mLikelihoods;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFGenotypeCall.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFGenotypeCall.java
index 46b8ab7fc..0c6fc91fd 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFGenotypeCall.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFGenotypeCall.java
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import java.util.List;
  *         The implementation of the genotype interface, specific to VCF
  */
 public class VCFGenotypeCall implements Genotype, ReadBacked, PosteriorsBacked, SampleBacked {
-    private char mRefBase;
-    private GenomeLoc mLocation;
+    private final char mRefBase;
+    private final GenomeLoc mLocation;
 
     private List<SAMRecord> mReads;
     private double[] mPosteriors;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFGenotypeWriterAdapter.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFGenotypeWriterAdapter.java
index 18380a232..ac2213402 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFGenotypeWriterAdapter.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFGenotypeWriterAdapter.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class VCFGenotypeWriterAdapter implements GenotypeWriter {
 
         Map<String, String> infoFields = getInfoFields(metadata, params);
 
-        double qual = (metadata == null) ? 0 : (metadata.getLOD()) * 10;
+        double qual = (metadata == null) ? 0 : metadata.getLOD();
         // maintain 0-99 based Q-scores
         qual = Math.min(qual, 99);
         qual = Math.max(qual, 0);