diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/SomaticMutationWalker.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/SomaticMutationWalker.java
index 56b4f7372..e72199b8f 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/SomaticMutationWalker.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/SomaticMutationWalker.java
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ public class SomaticMutationWalker extends LocusWalker<Integer, Integer> {
     public int MIN_MUTANT_SUM = 100;
 
 
-    @Argument(fullName = "output_failures", required = false, doc="produce output for failed sites")
-    public boolean OUTPUT_FAILURES = false;
+//    @Argument(fullName = "output_failures", required = false, doc="produce output for failed sites")
+    public boolean OUTPUT_FAILURES = true;
 
 
     public boolean bedOutput = true;