diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantContextUtils.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantContextUtils.java
index 843838972..d7e072980 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantContextUtils.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantContextUtils.java
@@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ public class VariantContextUtils {
 
             if ( setKey != null ) {
                 attributes.put(setKey, setValue);
-                if( mergeInfoWithMaxAC && vcWithMaxAC != null ) { attributesWithMaxAC.put(setKey, vcWithMaxAC.getSource()); }
+                if( mergeInfoWithMaxAC && vcWithMaxAC != null ) {
+                    attributesWithMaxAC.put(setKey, setValue);
+                }
             }
         }