diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/GenomeLoc.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/GenomeLoc.java
index b66198713..ba4919175 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/GenomeLoc.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/GenomeLoc.java
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ public class GenomeLoc implements Comparable<GenomeLoc>, Serializable, HasGenome
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         return start << 16 | stop << 4 | contigIndex;
+
     }