diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/PileupWalker.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/PileupWalker.java
index b9f664251..07707525a 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/PileupWalker.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/PileupWalker.java
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public class PileupWalker extends LocusWalker<Integer, Integer> implements TreeR
 
         if ( context.hasExtendedEventPileup() ) {
             ReadBackedExtendedEventPileup indelPileup = context.getExtendedEventPileup();
-            List<Pair<String,Integer>> eventCounts = indelPileup.getEventStringsWithCounts();
+            List<Pair<String,Integer>> eventCounts = indelPileup.getEventStringsWithCounts(ref.getBases());
+
             out.printf("%s %s ", indelPileup.getShortPileupString(), rods);
             int i = 0;
             for ( ; i < eventCounts.size() - 1 ; i++ ) {