diff --git a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/BaseTest.java b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/BaseTest.java
index b6c206522..36bdc8b56 100755
--- a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/BaseTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/BaseTest.java
@@ -112,12 +112,10 @@ public abstract class BaseTest {
                 foundString = true;
         }
 
-        @Override
         public void close() {
             // do nothing
         }
 
-        @Override
         public boolean requiresLayout() {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/validation/RodSystemValidationIntegrationTest.java b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/validation/RodSystemValidationIntegrationTest.java
index e6a7a61f4..379bd6654 100644
--- a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/validation/RodSystemValidationIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/validation/RodSystemValidationIntegrationTest.java
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ public class RodSystemValidationIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
         executeTest("testComplexVCFPileup", spec);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testBTIWithROD() {
+        WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(
+                baseTestString1KG() + " -B eval,VCF," + validationDataLocation + "MultiSample.vcf" +
+                " -B eval2,VCF," + validationDataLocation + "NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.indels.vcf4" + " -BTI eval"
+                , 1,
+                Arrays.asList("ccfc0389a3c614f7892dbe972543f0ec"));
+        executeTest("testBTIWithROD", spec);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testLargeComplexVCFPileup() {
         WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(