Index: trunk/psphot/src/psphotArguments.c
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--- trunk/psphot/src/psphotArguments.c	(revision 11201)
+++ trunk/psphot/src/psphotArguments.c	(revision 12545)
@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@
     if ((N = psArgumentGet (argc, argv, "-chip"))) {
         psArgumentRemove (N, &argc, argv);
-        psMetadataAddStr (options, PS_LIST_TAIL, "CHIP_SELECTIONS", PS_DATA_STRING, "", argv[N]);
+        psMetadataAddStr (config->arguments, PS_LIST_TAIL, "CHIP_SELECTIONS", PS_DATA_STRING, "", argv[N]);
         psArgumentRemove (N, &argc, argv);
     }
-
-    // drop the local view on the options (saved in config->arguments:PSPHOT_RECIPE)
-    psFree (options);
 
     // if these command-line options are supplied, load the file name lists into config->arguments