diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/GenerateVariantClustersWalker.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/GenerateVariantClustersWalker.java
index ccc951540..df737e90f 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/GenerateVariantClustersWalker.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/GenerateVariantClustersWalker.java
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ public class GenerateVariantClustersWalker extends RodWalker<ExpandingArrayList<
                 logger.info("Found input variant track with name " + d.getName());
             } else if ( d.getName().equals(DbSNPHelper.STANDARD_DBSNP_TRACK_NAME) ) {
                 logger.info("Found dbSNP track for use in training with weight = " + WEIGHT_DBSNP);
-                logger.info("\tsites in dbSNP track tagged with by-hapmap validation status will be used in training with weight = " + WEIGHT_HAPMAP);
+                if( !NO_BY_HAPMAP_VALIDATION_STATUS ) {                                
+                    logger.info("\tsites in dbSNP track tagged with by-hapmap validation status will be used in training with weight = " + WEIGHT_HAPMAP);
+                }
                 foundDBSNP = true;
             } else if ( d.getName().equals("hapmap") ) {
                 logger.info("Found HapMap track for use in training with weight = " + WEIGHT_HAPMAP);
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrator.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrator.java
index 0fd7a937c..aafc3054d 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrator.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrator.java
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ public class VariantRecalibrator extends RodWalker<ExpandingArrayList<VariantDat
                 logger.info("Found input variant track with name " + d.getName());
             } else if ( d.getName().equals(DbSNPHelper.STANDARD_DBSNP_TRACK_NAME) ) {
                 logger.info("Found dbSNP track with prior probability = Q" + PRIOR_DBSNP);
-                logger.info("\tsites in dbSNP track tagged with by-hapmap validation status will be given prior probability = Q" + PRIOR_HAPMAP);
+                if( !NO_BY_HAPMAP_VALIDATION_STATUS ) {
+                    logger.info("\tsites in dbSNP track tagged with by-hapmap validation status will be given prior probability = Q" + PRIOR_HAPMAP);
+                }
                 foundDBSNP = true;
             } else if ( d.getName().equals("hapmap") ) {
                 logger.info("Found HapMap track with prior probability = Q" + PRIOR_HAPMAP);