diff --git a/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/util/QScriptUtils.scala b/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/util/QScriptUtils.scala
index 1529d9951..f684e533f 100644
--- a/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/util/QScriptUtils.scala
+++ b/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/util/QScriptUtils.scala
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ object QScriptUtils {
     for (file <- fromFile(in).getLines())
       if (!file.startsWith("#") && !file.isEmpty )
         list :+= new File(file.trim())
-    list.sortWith(_.compareTo(_) < 0)
+//    list.sortWith(_.compareTo(_) < 0)
+    list
   }
 
   /**