Index: trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageOptions.c
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--- trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageOptions.c	(revision 7621)
+++ trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageOptions.c	(revision 7771)
@@ -188,4 +188,10 @@
     }
 
+    options->doAddstar = psMetadataLookupBool(NULL, recipe, "ADDSTAR");
+    if (options->doAddstar && !(options->doAstromChip || options->doAstromMosaic)) {
+	psLogMsg(__func__, PS_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid Phase2 Options: cannot Addstar without Astrometry");
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
     return options;
 }