diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/TableRecalibrationWalker.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/TableRecalibrationWalker.java
index 85c23768f..807b7865f 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/TableRecalibrationWalker.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/TableRecalibrationWalker.java
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ public class TableRecalibrationWalker extends ReadWalker<SAMRecord, SAMFileWrite
                 }
             }
             commandLineString += "pQ=" + PRESERVE_QSCORES_LESS_THAN + ", ";
+            commandLineString += "maxQ=" + MAX_QUALITY_SCORE + ", ";
             commandLineString += "smoothing=" + SMOOTHING;
             programRecord.setCommandLine( commandLineString );
             header.addProgramRecord( programRecord );