Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotExtendedSourceFits.c
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--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotExtendedSourceFits.c	(revision 36272)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotExtendedSourceFits.c	(revision 36298)
@@ -100,4 +100,11 @@
     assert (status && fitIter > 0);
 
+    float billsScaleFactor = psMetadataLookupF32 (&status, recipe, "BILLS.SCALE.FACTOR");
+    if (isfinite(billsScaleFactor)) {
+        // this lives in psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c and defaults to 1.0
+        extern psF32 BILLS_SCALE_FACTOR;
+        BILLS_SCALE_FACTOR = billsScaleFactor;
+    }
+        
     float fitMinTol = psMetadataLookupF32 (&status, recipe, "EXT_FIT_MIN_TOL"); // Fit tolerance
     if (!status || !isfinite(fitMinTol) || fitMinTol <= 0) {