diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealigner.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealigner.java
index 7bcb01612..a715516af 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealigner.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealigner.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 public class IndelRealigner extends ReadWalker<Integer, Integer> {
 
     public static final String ORIGINAL_CIGAR_TAG = "OC";
-    public static final String ORIGINAL_START_TAG = "OS";
+    public static final String ORIGINAL_POSITION_TAG = "OP";
     public static final String PROGRAM_RECORD_NAME = "GATK IndelRealigner";
 
     @Argument(fullName="targetIntervals", shortName="targetIntervals", doc="intervals file output from RealignerTargetCreator", required=true)
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ public class IndelRealigner extends ReadWalker<Integer, Integer> {
             if ( !NO_ORIGINAL_ALIGNMENT_TAGS ) {
                 read.setAttribute(ORIGINAL_CIGAR_TAG, read.getCigar().toString());
                 if ( newStart != read.getAlignmentStart() )
-                    read.setAttribute(ORIGINAL_START_TAG, read.getAlignmentStart());
+                    read.setAttribute(ORIGINAL_POSITION_TAG, read.getAlignmentStart());
             }
             
             // if it's a paired end read, we need to update the insert size
diff --git a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealignerIntegrationTest.java b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealignerIntegrationTest.java
index fe2798aee..b441ff453 100755
--- a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealignerIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/indels/IndelRealignerIntegrationTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public class IndelRealignerIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testRealignerLod5() {
-        String[] md5s = {"ce789182974609da27f3eadbbbcd98c4", "18fca887d1eb7dc300e717ae03b9da62"};
+        String[] md5s = {"9247b1437ec3b9bc96590524f245220c", "18fca887d1eb7dc300e717ae03b9da62"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-T IndelRealigner -noPG -LOD 5 -maxConsensuses 100 -greedy 100 -R " + oneKGLocation + "reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I " + validationDataLocation + "NA12878.chrom1.SLX.SRP000032.2009_06.bam -L 1:10023000-10030000 -compress 1 -targetIntervals " + validationDataLocation + "cleaner.test.intervals -O %s -stats %s --sortInCoordinateOrderEvenThoughItIsHighlyUnsafe",
                  2,
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class IndelRealignerIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testRealignerLod50() {
-        String[] md5s = {"ce789182974609da27f3eadbbbcd98c4", "9537e4f195ce5840136f60fb61201369"};
+        String[] md5s = {"9247b1437ec3b9bc96590524f245220c", "9537e4f195ce5840136f60fb61201369"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-T IndelRealigner -noPG -LOD 50 -maxConsensuses 100 -greedy 100 -R " + oneKGLocation + "reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I " + validationDataLocation + "NA12878.chrom1.SLX.SRP000032.2009_06.bam -L 1:10023000-10030000 -compress 1 -targetIntervals " + validationDataLocation + "cleaner.test.intervals -O %s -stats %s --sortInCoordinateOrderEvenThoughItIsHighlyUnsafe",
                  2,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class IndelRealignerIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testRealignerKnownsOnly() {
-        String[] md5s = {"f50b9bddd78ed6fb820d2cbdfbff8300", "1091436c40d5ba557d85662999cc0c1d"};
+        String[] md5s = {"7084d4e543bc756730ab306768028530", "1091436c40d5ba557d85662999cc0c1d"};
         WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-T IndelRealigner -noPG -LOD 1.0 -R " + oneKGLocation + "reference/human_b36_both.fasta -I " + validationDataLocation + "NA12878.chrom1.SLX.SRP000032.2009_06.bam -L 1:10023000-10076000 -compress 1 -targetIntervals " + validationDataLocation + "NA12878.indels.intervals -B knownIndels,VCF," + validationDataLocation + "NA12878.indels.vcf -O %s -stats %s --sortInCoordinateOrderEvenThoughItIsHighlyUnsafe -knownsOnly",
                  2,