diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFInfoHeaderLine.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFInfoHeaderLine.java
index 2e05cd0b5..11a49f9a0 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFInfoHeaderLine.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/vcf/VCFInfoHeaderLine.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class VCFInfoHeaderLine extends VCFHeaderLine {
 
     // the info field types
     public enum INFO_TYPE {
-        Integer, Float, String
+        Integer, Float, String, Character, Flag
     }
 
     private String mName;