diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ReadBackedPileup.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ReadBackedPileup.java
index 5ae37eb46..3d5b8e320 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ReadBackedPileup.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ReadBackedPileup.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class ReadBackedPileup extends BasicPileup {
     }
 
     public String getQualsAsInts() {
-        System.out.printf("getQualsAsInts");        
+        //System.out.printf("getQualsAsInts");        
         return Utils.join(",", qualPileup(reads, offsets));
     }
 
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ public class ReadBackedPileup extends BasicPileup {
         return probDistPileupAsString(reads, offsets);
     }
 
+    public String toString() {
+        return getPileupString(true);
+    }
+
     public String getPileupString(boolean qualsAsInts)
     {
         // In the pileup format, each line represents a genomic position, consisting of chromosome name,