diff --git a/src/bamToBed/bamToBed.cpp b/src/bamToBed/bamToBed.cpp
index 0a6951d83986690a913dbcbd68ed861d3e8a1961..3a5d976620b6c67e6e51bcfbeeaefbf6d5735d1f 100755
--- a/src/bamToBed/bamToBed.cpp
+++ b/src/bamToBed/bamToBed.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 			if ((i+1) < argc) {
 				haveBam = true;
 				bamFile = argv[i + 1];
+				i++;
 			}
-			i++;
 		}
 		else if(PARAMETER_CHECK("-bedpe", 6, parameterLength)) {
 				writeBedPE = true;