diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationWalker.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
index 8f3b0ea07..71352bddd 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class VariantFiltrationWalker extends RodWalker<Integer, Integer> {
             hInfo.add(new VCFFilterHeaderLine(exp.name, exp.exp.toString()));
 
         if ( genotypeFilterExps.size() > 0 )
-            hInfo.add(new VCFFormatHeaderLine(VCFConstants.GENOTYPE_FILTER_KEY, 1, VCFHeaderLineType.String, "Genotype-level filter"));
+            hInfo.add(VCFStandardHeaderLines.getFormatLine(VCFConstants.GENOTYPE_FILTER_KEY));
 
         if ( mask.isBound() ) {
             hInfo.add(new VCFFilterHeaderLine(MASK_NAME, "Overlaps a user-input mask"));
diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/codecs/vcf/VCFStandardHeaderLines.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/codecs/vcf/VCFStandardHeaderLines.java
index 84c60d9d1..dcc141b00 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/codecs/vcf/VCFStandardHeaderLines.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/codecs/vcf/VCFStandardHeaderLines.java
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ public class VCFStandardHeaderLines {
         registerStandard(new VCFFormatHeaderLine(VCFConstants.DEPTH_KEY, 1, VCFHeaderLineType.Integer, "Approximate read depth (reads with MQ=255 or with bad mates are filtered)"));
         registerStandard(new VCFFormatHeaderLine(VCFConstants.GENOTYPE_PL_KEY, VCFHeaderLineCount.G, VCFHeaderLineType.Integer, "Normalized, Phred-scaled likelihoods for genotypes as defined in the VCF specification"));
         registerStandard(new VCFFormatHeaderLine(VCFConstants.GENOTYPE_ALLELE_DEPTHS, VCFHeaderLineCount.UNBOUNDED, VCFHeaderLineType.Integer, "Allelic depths for the ref and alt alleles in the order listed"));
+        registerStandard(new VCFFormatHeaderLine(VCFConstants.GENOTYPE_FILTER_KEY, VCFHeaderLineCount.UNBOUNDED, VCFHeaderLineType.String, "Genotype-level filter"));
 
         // INFO lines
         registerStandard(new VCFInfoHeaderLine(VCFConstants.END_KEY, 1, VCFHeaderLineType.Integer, "Stop position of the interval"));