diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrator.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrator.java
index d1eced5eb..244c5d109 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrator.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrator.java
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ public class VariantRecalibrator extends RodWalker<ExpandingArrayList<VariantDat
         stream.println("dev.off()");
 
         stream.println("if (exists(\"compactPDF\")) {");
-        stream.println("compactPDF(ouputPDF)");
+        stream.println("compactPDF(outputPDF)");
         stream.println("}");
 
         stream.close();