diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variantstovcf/VariantsToVCF.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variantstovcf/VariantsToVCF.java
index 145b844ed..2e5a5407b 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variantstovcf/VariantsToVCF.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variantstovcf/VariantsToVCF.java
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ public class VariantsToVCF extends RefWalker<Integer, Integer> {
         Map<String, String> metaData = new HashMap<String, String>();
         List<String> additionalColumns = new ArrayList<String>();
 
-        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
+        // Don't output the data for now because it kills our unit test MD5s and is optional
+        // TODO - figure out what to do here
+        //Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
+        //metaData.put("fileDate", String.format("%d%02d%02d", cal.get(Calendar.YEAR), cal.get(Calendar.MONTH), cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)));
 
         metaData.put("format", "VCRv3.2");
-        metaData.put("fileDate", String.format("%d%02d%02d", cal.get(Calendar.YEAR), cal.get(Calendar.MONTH), cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)));
         metaData.put("source", "VariantsToVCF");
         metaData.put("reference", args.referenceFile.getAbsolutePath());
 
diff --git a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationIntegrationTest.java b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationIntegrationTest.java
index abe61d420..8832f13b8 100755
--- a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationIntegrationTest.java
@@ -9,63 +9,63 @@ public class VariantFiltrationIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
     @Test
     public void testIntervals() {
 
-        String[] md5DoC = {"c6ac824171bc2abcd6a896ba07d0c072", "21c8e1f9dc65fdfb39347547f9b04011"};
+        String[] md5DoC = {"492599c4d7d6dfca29659a7be3e3b7d4", "21c8e1f9dc65fdfb39347547f9b04011"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec1 = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-T VariantFiltration -X DepthOfCoverage:max=70 -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
                  2,
                  Arrays.asList(md5DoC));
         executeTest("testDoCFilter", spec1);
 
-        String[] md5AlleleBalance = {"06fa8901c6823766b89ec28acc435c47", "a13e4ce6260bf9f33ca99dc808b8e6ad"};
+        String[] md5AlleleBalance = {"33ce9e974efa7c095e3124f0ecad14b3", "a13e4ce6260bf9f33ca99dc808b8e6ad"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec2 = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-T VariantFiltration -X AlleleBalance:low=0.25,high=0.75 -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
                  2,
                  Arrays.asList(md5AlleleBalance));
         executeTest("testAlleleBalanceFilter", spec2);
 
-        String[] md5Strand = {"3f77d329a2f9223423a19665cf7eebbd", "0f7db0aad764268ee8fa3b857df8d87d"};
+        String[] md5Strand = {"f30ca865290e1c3537a8a30e4c3a5df2", "0f7db0aad764268ee8fa3b857df8d87d"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec3 = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-T VariantFiltration -X FisherStrand:pvalue=0.0001 -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
                  2,
                  Arrays.asList(md5Strand));
         executeTest("testStrandFilter", spec3);
 
-        String[] md5Lod = {"2c4251fc21998705458a9d25386f522f", "7e0c4f2b0fda85fd2891eee76c396a55"};
+        String[] md5Lod = {"948963861d9d2260e9f5ed6447aa30cb", "7e0c4f2b0fda85fd2891eee76c396a55"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec4 = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-T VariantFiltration -X LodThreshold:lod=10 -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
                  2,
                  Arrays.asList(md5Lod));
         executeTest("testLodFilter", spec4);
 
-        String[] md5MQ0 = {"8d0dbd951241177dddc4aab8b747ed86", "3203de335621851bccf596242b079e23"};
+        String[] md5MQ0 = {"57ac3b2df0590fe189e4462560cba686", "3203de335621851bccf596242b079e23"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec5 = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-T VariantFiltration -X MappingQualityZero:max=70 -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
                  2,
                  Arrays.asList(md5MQ0));
         executeTest("testMappingQuality0Filter", spec5);
 
-        String[] md5MQ = {"638719c44704fbac599dfc957a3dce06", "07c5e5b8b3b49a53a6617e63c9e56c71"};
+        String[] md5MQ = {"b8306b693dfee52113d8ecb405ddf25a", "ecc777feedea61f7b570d114c2ab89b1"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec6 = new WalkerTestSpec(
-                "-T VariantFiltration -X MappingQuality:min=5 -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
+                "-T VariantFiltration -X MappingQuality:min=20 -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
                  2,
                  Arrays.asList(md5MQ));
         executeTest("testRMSMappingQualityFilter", spec6);
 
-        String[] md5OnOff = {"638719c44704fbac599dfc957a3dce06", "07c5e5b8b3b49a53a6617e63c9e56c71"};
+        String[] md5OnOff = {"8f35d20e9b53ed5c5a161b15501705bf", "67f2e1bc025833b0fa31f47195198997"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec7 = new WalkerTestSpec(
-                "-T VariantFiltration -X OnOffGenotypeRatio:threshold=0.8 -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
+                "-T VariantFiltration -X OnOffGenotypeRatio:threshold=0.9 -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
                  2,
                  Arrays.asList(md5OnOff));
         executeTest("testOnOffGenotypeFilter", spec7);
 
-        String[] md5Clusters = {"22d6c46e3971573159d195c8d93e9293", "8fa6b6ffc93ee7fb8d6b52a7fb7815ef"};
+        String[] md5Clusters = {"f5c7c5da0198c4aaafdfcfb3c356eedc", "8fa6b6ffc93ee7fb8d6b52a7fb7815ef"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec8 = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-T VariantFiltration -X ClusteredSnps:window=10,snps=3 -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
                  2,
                  Arrays.asList(md5Clusters));
         executeTest("testClusteredSnpsFilter", spec8);
 
-        String[] md5Indels = {"3d9ebd5ada1c355e44245a64bc801b11", "8e0e915a1cb63d7049e0671ed00101fe"};
+        String[] md5Indels = {"30bf4c764f6dfd006d919ecaceee0166", "8e0e915a1cb63d7049e0671ed00101fe"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec9 = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-T VariantFiltration -X IndelArtifact -B indels,PointIndel,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.indels -B cleaned,CleanedOutSNP,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.realigner_badsnps -R /broad/1KG/reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.1kg.p2.chr1_10mb_11_mb.SLX.bam -L 1:10,000,000-11,000,000 -B variant,Variants,/humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/Validation_Data/NA12878.chr1_10mb_11mb.slx.geli.calls -D /humgen/gsa-scr1/GATK_Data/dbsnp_129_b36.rod -vcf %s -included %s -sample NA12878",
                  2,