diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/annotator/VariantAnnotator.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/annotator/VariantAnnotator.java
index 722326018..c9937f3d6 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/annotator/VariantAnnotator.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/annotator/VariantAnnotator.java
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ public class VariantAnnotator extends RodWalker<Integer, Integer> implements Ann
             if ( isUniqueHeaderLine(line, hInfo) )
                 hInfo.add(line);
         }
+        for ( String expression : expressionsToUse )
+            hInfo.add(new VCFInfoHeaderLine(expression, VCFHeaderLineCount.UNBOUNDED, VCFHeaderLineType.String, "Value transferred from another external VCF resource"));
 
         engine.invokeAnnotationInitializationMethods(hInfo);
 
diff --git a/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/annotator/VariantAnnotatorIntegrationTest.java b/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/annotator/VariantAnnotatorIntegrationTest.java
index 2b963967d..8e887c32a 100755
--- a/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/annotator/VariantAnnotatorIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/annotator/VariantAnnotatorIntegrationTest.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class VariantAnnotatorIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
     public void testUsingExpression() {
         WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 baseTestString() + " --resource:foo " + validationDataLocation + "targetAnnotations.vcf -G Standard --variant:VCF3 " + validationDataLocation + "vcfexample3empty.vcf -E foo.AF -L " + validationDataLocation + "vcfexample3empty.vcf", 1,
-                Arrays.asList("e9c0d832dc6b4ed06c955060f830c140"));
+                Arrays.asList("ae30a1ac7bfbc3d22a327f8b689cad31"));
         executeTest("using expression", spec);
     }