diff --git a/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/recalibration/CycleCovariateUnitTest.java b/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/recalibration/CycleCovariateUnitTest.java
index c3d93b2cb..deb0931d6 100644
--- a/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/recalibration/CycleCovariateUnitTest.java
+++ b/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/recalibration/CycleCovariateUnitTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class CycleCovariateUnitTest {
         covariate.initialize(RAC);
     }
 
-    @Test(enabled = false)
+    @Test(enabled = true)
     public void testSimpleCycles() {
         short readLength = 10;
         GATKSAMRecord read = ReadUtils.createRandomRead(readLength);