diff --git a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/GenomeLocParserUnitTest.java b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/GenomeLocParserUnitTest.java
index ccdb57a87..f5f402dd0 100644
--- a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/GenomeLocParserUnitTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/GenomeLocParserUnitTest.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public class GenomeLocParserUnitTest extends BaseTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testKnownContigOrder() {
+        if(true)
+            throw new ReviewedStingException("Forced fail to test Bamboo pipeline");        
         SAMFileHeader header = ArtificialSAMUtils.createArtificialSamHeader(1, 1, 10);
         GenomeLocParser.contigInfo = null;
         // assert that it's false when the contig ordering is not setup