Index: trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsSetupFromRecipe.c
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--- trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsSetupFromRecipe.c	(revision 13999)
+++ trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsSetupFromRecipe.c	(revision 18558)
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@
     }
 
+    // set the mask value used for stand-alone analyses.
     if (data->maskVal == 0) {
         const char *names = psMetadataLookupStr(&mdok, recipe, "MASKVAL"); // Names for mask value
         if (mdok) {
-            data->maskVal = pmConfigMask(names, config);
+            data->maskVal = pmConfigMaskGet(names, config);
         } else {
             psWarning("MASKVAL in recipe is not of type STR --- retaining default.\n");