Index: trunk/Ohana/src/relphot/src/load_catalogs.c
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--- trunk/Ohana/src/relphot/src/load_catalogs.c	(revision 7402)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/relphot/src/load_catalogs.c	(revision 8328)
@@ -15,4 +15,10 @@
   for (i = 0; i < skylist[0].Nregions; i++) {
     tcatalog.filename = skylist[0].filename[i];
+
+    tcatalog.catformat = dvo_catalog_format (CATFORMAT);  // set the default catformat from config data
+    tcatalog.catmode   = dvo_catalog_mode (CATMODE);      // set the default catmode from config data
+    tcatalog.lockmode  = LCK_SOFT;
+    dvo_catalog_open (&tcatalog, skylist[0].regions[i], Nsecfilt, "r");
+
     switch (lock_catalog (&tcatalog, LCK_SOFT)) {
     case 0: