diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/converters/sam_to_bam_native.xml b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/converters/sam_to_bam_native.xml
index 363a3b57b68..5e8475ea52a 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/converters/sam_to_bam_native.xml
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/converters/sam_to_bam_native.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <command><![CDATA[
         samtools view
             -b
+            -h
             -@ \${GALAXY_SLOTS:-2}
             -o '${output}'
             '$input'
diff --git a/test/functional/tools/sam_to_bam_native.xml b/test/functional/tools/sam_to_bam_native.xml
index df3a728d4a0..b960bb4c87a 100644
--- a/test/functional/tools/sam_to_bam_native.xml
+++ b/test/functional/tools/sam_to_bam_native.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     #if $input1:
         samtools view
             -b
+            -h
             -@ \${GALAXY_SLOTS:-2}
             -o '${output}'
             '$input1'