diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java
index 187ae83298a0c83f7c7ac521dbb4bd2432919216..34b3c7b43746a4c3c3bd0f7fbcd2b51bb1b2ab3e 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java
@@ -2875,7 +2875,7 @@ public class BamView extends JPanel
         Thread.sleep(1000);
       }
       catch (InterruptedException e1) {}
-      if(frame.getBamFile() != null);
+      if(frame.getBamFile() != null)
         args = new String[]{ frame.getBamFile() };
     }