Index: trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageSetMaskBits.c
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--- trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageSetMaskBits.c	(revision 25299)
+++ trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageSetMaskBits.c	(revision 25829)
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
     psAssert (options->lowMask, "low mask not set");
 
-    // mask for suspect regions due to burntool
-    options->burntoolMask = pmConfigMaskGet("BURNTOOL",config);
-    psAssert (options->burntoolMask, "burntool mask not set");
+    // mask for suspect regions due to burntool if we need to.
+    if (options->doMaskBurntool) {
+      options->burntoolMask = pmConfigMaskGet("BURNTOOL",config);
+      psAssert (options->burntoolMask, "burntool mask not set");
+    }
     
     // save MASK and MARK on the PSPHOT recipe