diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/fasta/BamToFastqWalker.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/fasta/BamToFastqWalker.java
index 778c055c1..aa7406ae7 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/fasta/BamToFastqWalker.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/fasta/BamToFastqWalker.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class BamToFastqWalker extends ReadWalker<Integer, Integer> {
         } else {
             out.println(BaseUtils.simpleReverseComplement(read.getReadString()));
             out.println("+");
-            out.println(BaseUtils.simpleReverseComplement(read.getBaseQualityString()));
+            out.println(BaseUtils.reverse(read.getBaseQualityString()));
         }
 
         return 1;