diff --git a/public/testdata/gatkrunreport.fail.xml b/public/testdata/gatkrunreport.fail.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba8228c3d
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+++ b/public/testdata/gatkrunreport.fail.xml
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+<GATK-run-report>
+   <id>yX3AnltsqIlXH9kAQqTWHQUd8CQ5bikz</id>   
+   <exception>
+      <message>Failed to parse Genome Location string:
+      20:10,000,000-10,000,001x</message>
+      <stacktrace class="java.util.ArrayList"> 
+         <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.GenomeLocParser.parseGenomeLoc(GenomeLocParser.java:377)</string>
+         <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.interval.IntervalUtils.parseIntervalArguments(IntervalUtils.java:82)</string>
+         <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.IntervalBinding.getIntervals(IntervalBinding.java:106)</string>
+         <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.GenomeAnalysisEngine.loadIntervals(GenomeAnalysisEngine.java:618)</string>
+         <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.GenomeAnalysisEngine.initializeIntervals(GenomeAnalysisEngine.java:585)</string>
+         <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.GenomeAnalysisEngine.execute(GenomeAnalysisEngine.java:231)</string>
+         <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineExecutable.execute(CommandLineExecutable.java:128)</string>
+         <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.CommandLineProgram.start(CommandLineProgram.java:236)</string>
+         <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.CommandLineProgram.start(CommandLineProgram.java:146)</string>
+         <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK.main(CommandLineGATK.java:92)</string>
+      </stacktrace>
+      <cause>
+         <message>Position: &apos;10,000,001x&apos; contains invalid
+         chars.</message>
+         <stacktrace class="java.util.ArrayList">
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.GenomeLocParser.parsePosition(GenomeLocParser.java:411)</string>
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.GenomeLocParser.parseGenomeLoc(GenomeLocParser.java:374)</string>
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.interval.IntervalUtils.parseIntervalArguments(IntervalUtils.java:82)</string>
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.IntervalBinding.getIntervals(IntervalBinding.java:106)</string>
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.GenomeAnalysisEngine.loadIntervals(GenomeAnalysisEngine.java:618)</string>
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.GenomeAnalysisEngine.initializeIntervals(GenomeAnalysisEngine.java:585)</string>
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.GenomeAnalysisEngine.execute(GenomeAnalysisEngine.java:231)</string>
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineExecutable.execute(CommandLineExecutable.java:128)</string>
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.CommandLineProgram.start(CommandLineProgram.java:236)</string>
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.CommandLineProgram.start(CommandLineProgram.java:146)</string>
+            <string>org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK.main(CommandLineGATK.java:92)</string>
+         </stacktrace>
+         <is-user-exception>false</is-user-exception>
+      </cause>
+      <is-user-exception>true</is-user-exception>
+   </exception>
+   <start-time>2012/03/10 20.19.52</start-time>
+   <end-time>2012/03/10 20.19.52</end-time>
+   <run-time>0</run-time>
+   <walker-name>CountReads</walker-name>
+   <svn-version>1.4-483-g63ecdb2</svn-version>
+   <total-memory>85000192</total-memory>
+   <max-memory>129957888</max-memory>
+   <user-name>depristo</user-name>
+   <host-name>10.0.1.10</host-name>
+   <java>Apple Inc.-1.6.0_26</java>
+   <machine>Mac OS X-x86_64</machine>
+   <iterations>0</iterations>
+</GATK-run-report>
diff --git a/public/testdata/gatkrunreport.success.xml b/public/testdata/gatkrunreport.success.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f89eaf46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/testdata/gatkrunreport.success.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<GATK-run-report>
+   <id>D7D31ULwTSxlAwnEOSmW6Z4PawXwMxEz</id>
+   <start-time>2012/03/10 20.21.19</start-time>
+   <end-time>2012/03/10 20.21.19</end-time>
+   <run-time>0</run-time>
+   <walker-name>CountReads</walker-name>
+   <svn-version>1.4-483-g63ecdb2</svn-version>
+   <total-memory>85000192</total-memory>
+   <max-memory>129957888</max-memory>
+   <user-name>depristo</user-name>
+   <host-name>10.0.1.10</host-name>
+   <java>Apple Inc.-1.6.0_26</java>
+   <machine>Mac OS X-x86_64</machine>
+   <iterations>105</iterations>
+</GATK-run-report>