diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/traversals/TraversalEngine.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/traversals/TraversalEngine.java
index e3b51a344..76f147b58 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/traversals/TraversalEngine.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/traversals/TraversalEngine.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public abstract class TraversalEngine<M,T,WalkerType extends Walker<M,T>,Provide
     private void printProgress(GenomeLoc loc, ReadMetrics metrics, boolean mustPrint) {
         final long nRecords = metrics.getNumIterations();
 
-        if ( nRecords == 1 ) {
+        if ( nRecords == 1 && mustPrint == false ) {
             logger.info("[INITIALIZATION COMPLETE; TRAVERSAL STARTING]");
             logger.info(String.format("%15s processed.%s  runtime per.1M.%s completed total.runtime remaining",
                     "Location", getTraversalType(), getTraversalType()));