diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/RecalDataManager.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/RecalDataManager.java
index 3bb6ee3f2..cd2c74273 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/RecalDataManager.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/RecalDataManager.java
@@ -274,12 +274,12 @@ public class RecalDataManager {
                     if( read.getReadNegativeStrandFlag() ) {
                         readBases = BaseUtils.simpleReverseComplement( read.getReadBases() );
                     }
-                    int[] inconsistency = new int[readBases.length];
+                    byte[] inconsistency = new byte[readBases.length];
                     int iii;
                     byte prevBase = (byte) colorSpace[0]; // The sentinel
                     for( iii = 0; iii < readBases.length; iii++ ) {
                         byte thisBase = (byte)getNextBaseFromColor( (char)prevBase, colorSpace[iii + 1] );
-                        inconsistency[iii] = ( thisBase == readBases[iii] ? 0 : 1 );
+                        inconsistency[iii] = (byte)( thisBase == readBases[iii] ? 0 : 1 );
                         prevBase = readBases[iii];
                     }
                     read.setAttribute( RecalDataManager.COLOR_SPACE_INCONSISTENCY_TAG, inconsistency );
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ public class RecalDataManager {
      */
     public static boolean isInconsistentColorSpace( final SAMRecord read, final int offset ) {
         if( read.getAttribute(RecalDataManager.COLOR_SPACE_INCONSISTENCY_TAG) != null ) {
-            int[] colorSpace = ((int[])read.getAttribute(RecalDataManager.COLOR_SPACE_INCONSISTENCY_TAG));
+            byte[] colorSpace = ((byte[])read.getAttribute(RecalDataManager.COLOR_SPACE_INCONSISTENCY_TAG));
             return colorSpace[offset] != 0;
         } else {
             return false;
diff --git a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/RecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest.java b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/RecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest.java
index 1fa61fbf1..3d1e09664 100755
--- a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/RecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/RecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest.java
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ public class RecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
     @Test
     public void testTableRecalibrator1() {
         HashMap<String, String> e = new HashMap<String, String>();
-        e.put( "/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12892.SLX.SRP000031.2009_06.selected.bam", "8d68e99f5ef1138f25893a6b2725d2e9" );
+        e.put( "/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12892.SLX.SRP000031.2009_06.selected.bam", "a3d4153765625a451bee768ad46775b3" );
         e.put( "/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SOLID.bam", "5954b7246d2e0c5c65267026819d5933");
         e.put( "/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12873.454.SRP000031.2009_06.chr1.10_20mb.bam", "91fd3c557db56fd969523d8c06d71a0b" );
-        e.put( "/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.allTechs.bam", "7dd4c6a3f318a1dccb3f33d08bff953b" );
+        e.put( "/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.allTechs.bam", "9655f57949b01d6ee8a7c9b92e61a47f" );
 
         for ( Map.Entry<String, String> entry : e.entrySet() ) {
             String bam = entry.getKey();
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class RecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
     @Test
     public void testTableRecalibratorNoIndex() {
         HashMap<String, String> e = new HashMap<String, String>();
-        e.put( "/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.allTechs.noindex.bam", "dd8705b54f0ffbedb689608221ade13a" );
+        e.put( "/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.allTechs.noindex.bam", "33cb41fa3e959ac15ac9af329167a736" );
 
         for ( Map.Entry<String, String> entry : e.entrySet() ) {
             String bam = entry.getKey();