diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/iterators/LocusIteratorByState.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/iterators/LocusIteratorByState.java
index 402d3fd7d..1976ab819 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/iterators/LocusIteratorByState.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/iterators/LocusIteratorByState.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class LocusIteratorByState extends LocusIterator {
         public int getGenomePosition() { return read.getAlignmentStart() + getGenomeOffset(); }
 
         public GenomeLoc getLocation() {
-            return GenomeLocParser.createGenomeLoc(read.getReferenceIndex(), getGenomePosition());
+            return GenomeLocParser.createGenomeLoc(read.getReferenceName(), getGenomePosition());
         }
 
         //private CigarElement getCurElement() { return curElement; }