diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantFiltrationWalker.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
index 1303d9341..832c7b884 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ public class VariantFiltrationWalker extends LocusWalker<Integer, Integer> {
                 }
             }
 
-            swriters.get(STUDY_NAME).print("inDbSNP\tinHapMap\tisHet\n");
+            if (LEARNING)
+                swriters.get(STUDY_NAME).print("inDbSNP\tinHapMap\tisHet\n");
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             throw new StingException(String.format("Could not open file(s) for writing"));
         }