diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/genotyper/UnifiedArgumentCollection.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/genotyper/UnifiedArgumentCollection.java
index 3f2c43c96..488c24fc0 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/genotyper/UnifiedArgumentCollection.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/genotyper/UnifiedArgumentCollection.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.Argument;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.Hidden;
 
 
-public class    UnifiedArgumentCollection {
+public class UnifiedArgumentCollection {
 
     // control the various models to be used
     @Argument(fullName = "genotype_likelihoods_model", shortName = "glm", doc = "Genotype likelihoods calculation model to employ -- SNP is the default option, while DINDEL is also available for calling indels.", required = false)
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/QualityUtils.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/QualityUtils.java
index 272b47e01..a465825aa 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/QualityUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/QualityUtils.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class QualityUtils {
     }
 
     static public double phredScaleErrorRate(double errorRate) {
-        return -10.0*Math.log10(errorRate);
+        return Math.abs(-10.0*Math.log10(errorRate));
     }
 
     static public double lodToPhredScaleErrorRate(double lod) {