diff --git a/src/VariantOutput.java b/src/VariantOutput.java
index f364627..c875f68 100644
--- a/src/VariantOutput.java
+++ b/src/VariantOutput.java
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void updateOutputVariant(int sample, VcfEntry entry, int groupNumber) throws Exc
 				}
 				else if(entry.hasInfoField("SUPP"))
 				{
-					varCallsCount = Integer.parseInt("SUPP");
+					varCallsCount = Integer.parseInt(entry.getInfo("SUPP"));
 				}
 				consensus[groupNumber].setInfo("VARCALLS", 
 						varCallsCount + Integer.parseInt(consensus[groupNumber].getInfo("VARCALLS")) + "");