diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/readutils/PrintReads.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/readutils/PrintReads.java
index add567b36..a28523369 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/readutils/PrintReads.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/readutils/PrintReads.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class PrintReads extends ReadWalker<GATKSAMRecord, SAMFileWriter> impleme
 
         final boolean preSorted = true;
         if (getToolkit() != null && getToolkit().getArguments().BQSR_RECAL_FILE != null && !NO_PG_TAG ) {
-            Utils.setupWriter(out, toolkit, toolkit.getSAMFileHeader(), !preSorted, this, PROGRAM_RECORD_NAME);
+            Utils.setupWriter(out, toolkit, toolkit.getSAMFileHeader(), preSorted, this, PROGRAM_RECORD_NAME);
         }
 
     }