diff --git a/scala/qscript/oneoffs/fromer/phaseSamples.scala b/scala/qscript/oneoffs/fromer/phaseSamples.scala
index d341c9950..4e06c5c7d 100644
--- a/scala/qscript/oneoffs/fromer/phaseSamples.scala
+++ b/scala/qscript/oneoffs/fromer/phaseSamples.scala
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class CombineVariants(vcfsToCombine: List[File]) extends org.broadinstitute.stin
 
     this.variantMergeOptions = Some(org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.variantcontext.VariantContextUtils.VariantMergeType.UNION)
 
-    this.out = new File(outputPhased)
+    this.out = outputPhased
 }
 
 }