diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/converters/bam_to_bai.xml b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/converters/bam_to_bai.xml
index 1587ff83cab..094fb54948a 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/converters/bam_to_bai.xml
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/converters/bam_to_bai.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<tool id="CONVERTER_Bam_Bai_0" name="Bam to Bai" version="1.0.0" hidden="true">
+<tool id="CONVERTER_Bam_Bai_0" name="Bam to Bai" version="1.0.0" hidden="true" profile="16.04">
     <requirements>
-        <requirement type="package">samtools</requirement>
+        <requirement type="package" version="1.10">samtools</requirement>
     </requirements>
-    <command>samtools index '$input1' '$output1'</command>
+    <command>samtools index -@ \${GALAXY_SLOTS:-1} '$input1' '$output1'</command>
     <inputs>
         <param format="bam" name="input1" type="data" label="Choose BAM"/>
     </inputs>