diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/traversals/TraverseDuplicates.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/traversals/TraverseDuplicates.java
index 2e43ef8f8..8ebea8b54 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/traversals/TraverseDuplicates.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/traversals/TraverseDuplicates.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class TraverseDuplicates<M,T> extends TraversalEngine<M,T,DuplicateWalker
             }
 
             updateCumulativeMetrics(dataProvider.getShard());
-            printProgress(site);
+            printProgress(site.getStopLocation());
             done = walker.isDone();
         }