Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/addtool.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/addtool.c	(revision 35227)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/addtool.c	(revision 35228)
@@ -988,13 +988,14 @@
     if (strcmp (stage,"cam") == 0) {
       query = pxDataGet("addtool_find_processedexp_cam.sql");
-    }
-    if (strcmp (stage,"stack") == 0) {
+    } else if (strcmp (stage,"stack") == 0) {
       query = pxDataGet("addtool_find_processedexp_stack.sql");
-    }
-    if (strcmp (stage,"staticsky") == 0) {
+    } else if (strcmp (stage,"staticsky") == 0) {
       query = pxDataGet("addtool_find_processedexp_staticsky_multi.sql");
-    }
-    if (strcmp (stage,"skycal") == 0) {
+    } else if (strcmp (stage,"skycal") == 0) {
       query = pxDataGet("addtool_find_processedexp_skycal.sql");
+    } else {
+        psFree(where);
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_CONFIG, false, "can't find sql file for stage %s", stage);
+        return false;
     }
 
Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/addtoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/addtoolConfig.c	(revision 35227)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/addtoolConfig.c	(revision 35228)
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@
     psMetadataAddS64(processedexpArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-add_id",   0,            "search by add_id", 0);
     psMetadataAddS64(processedexpArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-stage_id",   0,            "search by stage_id", 0);
-    psMetadataAddStr(processedexpArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-stage",             0, "set the stage", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(processedexpArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-stage",             0, "set the stage", "cam");
     pxcamSetSearchArgs(processedexpArgs);
     psMetadataAddStr(processedexpArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-label", PS_META_DUPLICATE_OK, "search by addRun label", NULL);