diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/report/GATKReportVersion.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/report/GATKReportVersion.java
index b5a5e0443..b51fb17f0 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/report/GATKReportVersion.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/report/GATKReportVersion.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.report;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.exceptions.ReviewedStingException;
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.exceptions.UserException;
 
 public enum GATKReportVersion {
     /**
@@ -91,6 +92,6 @@ public enum GATKReportVersion {
         if (header.startsWith("#:GATKReport.v1.1"))
             return GATKReportVersion.V1_1;
 
-        throw new ReviewedStingException("Unknown GATK report version in header: " + header);
+        throw new UserException.BadInput("The GATK report has an unknown/unsupported version in the header: " + header);
     }
 }