diff --git a/protected/gatk-queue-extensions-distribution/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/gatk/queue/pipeline/examples/ExampleUnifiedGenotyperQueueTest.scala b/protected/gatk-queue-extensions-distribution/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/gatk/queue/pipeline/examples/ExampleUnifiedGenotyperQueueTest.scala
index 33066ffb0..ffba91845 100644
--- a/protected/gatk-queue-extensions-distribution/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/gatk/queue/pipeline/examples/ExampleUnifiedGenotyperQueueTest.scala
+++ b/protected/gatk-queue-extensions-distribution/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/gatk/queue/pipeline/examples/ExampleUnifiedGenotyperQueueTest.scala
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ class ExampleUnifiedGenotyperQueueTest {
   }
 
   @DataProvider(name="resMemReqParams")
-  def getResMemReqParam = Array(Array("mem_free"), Array("virtual_free")).asInstanceOf[Array[Array[Object]]]
+  //mem_free no longer works on GridEngine8 configuration; UGER will require "m_mem_free" instead of "virtual_free"
+  def getResMemReqParam = Array(Array("virtual_free")).asInstanceOf[Array[Array[Object]]]
 
   @Test(dataProvider = "resMemReqParams", timeOut=36000000)
   def testUnifiedGenotyperResMemReqParam(reqParam: String) {