diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantDBCoverage.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantDBCoverage.java
index b292ce0b7..5ce0f5339 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantDBCoverage.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantDBCoverage.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class VariantDBCoverage extends BasicVariantAnalysis implements GenotypeA
 
         Variation dbsnp = null;
         for (ReferenceOrderedDatum d : dbsnpList) {
-            if (((Variation) d).isSNP()) {
+            if (((Variation) d).isSNP() && (! (d instanceof RodVCF) || ! ((RodVCF)d).isFiltered())) {
                 dbsnp = (Variation)d;
                 break;
             }