diff --git a/gatk.wdl b/gatk.wdl
index 3b07d9be084dad51509bab30520eb810b7905ce0..160849ad00e3d849bfb26a44ce717b73e2c4918f 100644
--- a/gatk.wdl
+++ b/gatk.wdl
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ task SplitNCigarReads {
         set -e -o pipefail
         ${preCommand}
         java -Xms${mem}G -jar ${gatk_jar} \
+        SplitNCigarReads \
         -I ${input_bam} \
         -R ${ref_fasta} \
         -O ${output_bam} # might have to be -o depending on GATK version \