Index: trunk/ippTools/src/pxinject.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/pxinject.c	(revision 14037)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/pxinject.c	(revision 14091)
@@ -115,4 +115,14 @@
     if (!workdir) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-workdir is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psString reduction = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-reduction");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -reduction");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!reduction) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-reduction is required");
         return false;
     }
@@ -125,5 +135,6 @@
                 "reg", // state
                 workdir,
-                "dirty"
+                "dirty",
+                reduction
             )
         ) {