diff --git a/packages/AnalyzeCovariatesModule.xml b/packages/AnalyzeCovariatesModule.xml
index f5b0d79b9..db62081f9 100644
--- a/packages/AnalyzeCovariatesModule.xml
+++ b/packages/AnalyzeCovariatesModule.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <executable>
     <name>AnalyzeCovariates</name>
     <main-class>org.broadinstitute.sting.analyzecovariates.AnalyzeCovariates</main-class>
+    <properties>StingText.properties</properties>
     <dependencies>
       <!-- Recalibration analysis script -->
       <class>org.broadinstitute.sting.analyzecovariates.AnalyzeCovariates</class>
diff --git a/packages/FindContaminatingReadGroupsModule.xml b/packages/FindContaminatingReadGroupsModule.xml
index 279524a22..e2c6cb9d9 100644
--- a/packages/FindContaminatingReadGroupsModule.xml
+++ b/packages/FindContaminatingReadGroupsModule.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <executable>
     <name>FindContaminatingReadGroups</name>
     <main-class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK</main-class>
+    <properties>StingText.properties</properties>
     <dependencies>
       <class>org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.contamination.FindContaminatingReadGroupsWalker</class>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/packages/LocalRealignmentAroundIndelsModule.xml b/packages/LocalRealignmentAroundIndelsModule.xml
index cca71ff63..1a443a106 100644
--- a/packages/LocalRealignmentAroundIndelsModule.xml
+++ b/packages/LocalRealignmentAroundIndelsModule.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <executable>
     <name>LocalRealignmentAroundIndels</name>
     <main-class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK</main-class>
+    <properties>StingText.properties</properties>
     <dependencies>
       <!-- Local realignment around indels -->
       <class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.indels.CleanedReadInjector</class>
diff --git a/packages/QualityScoresRecalibrationModule.xml b/packages/QualityScoresRecalibrationModule.xml
index 8e6dc6eab..477ced3d0 100644
--- a/packages/QualityScoresRecalibrationModule.xml
+++ b/packages/QualityScoresRecalibrationModule.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <executable>
     <name>QualityScoresRecalibration</name>
     <main-class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK</main-class>
+    <properties>StingText.properties</properties>
     <dependencies>
       <!-- Quality scores recalibration -->
       <class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.recalibration.CovariateCounterWalker</class>
diff --git a/packages/UnifiedGenotyperModule.xml b/packages/UnifiedGenotyperModule.xml
index 2180fefc4..46fb26332 100644
--- a/packages/UnifiedGenotyperModule.xml
+++ b/packages/UnifiedGenotyperModule.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <executable>
     <name>UnifiedGenotyper</name>
     <main-class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK</main-class>
+    <properties>StingText.properties</properties>
     <dependencies>
       <!-- Unified genotyper -->
       <class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.genotyper.UnifiedGenotyper</class>
diff --git a/packages/VCFValidatorModule.xml b/packages/VCFValidatorModule.xml
index ea951fe46..891a1d698 100644
--- a/packages/VCFValidatorModule.xml
+++ b/packages/VCFValidatorModule.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <executable>
     <name>VCFValidator</name>
     <main-class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK</main-class>
+    <properties>StingText.properties</properties>
     <dependencies>
       <!-- VCF validator -->
       <class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.qc.VCFValidator</class>
diff --git a/packages/VariantAnnotatorModule.xml b/packages/VariantAnnotatorModule.xml
index d2014b23a..2fa51cce0 100644
--- a/packages/VariantAnnotatorModule.xml
+++ b/packages/VariantAnnotatorModule.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <executable>
     <name>VariantAnnotator</name>
     <main-class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK</main-class>
+    <properties>StingText.properties</properties>
     <dependencies>
       <!-- Variant annotator -->
       <class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.annotator.VariantAnnotator</class>
diff --git a/packages/VariantEvalModule.xml b/packages/VariantEvalModule.xml
index 2cabda8ce..720b5f56e 100644
--- a/packages/VariantEvalModule.xml
+++ b/packages/VariantEvalModule.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <executable>
     <name>VariantEval</name>
     <main-class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK</main-class>
+    <properties>StingText.properties</properties>
     <dependencies>
       <class>org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.varianteval.VariantEvalWalker</class>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/packages/VariantFiltrationModule.xml b/packages/VariantFiltrationModule.xml
index 6e423c5bf..317a050b8 100644
--- a/packages/VariantFiltrationModule.xml
+++ b/packages/VariantFiltrationModule.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <executable>
     <name>VariantFiltration</name>
     <main-class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK</main-class>
+    <properties>StingText.properties</properties>
     <dependencies>
       <!-- Variant filtration -->
       <class>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters.VariantFiltrationWalker</class>