Index: /trunk/psastro/src/psastroChooseRefstars.c
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--- /trunk/psastro/src/psastroChooseRefstars.c	(revision 17059)
+++ /trunk/psastro/src/psastroChooseRefstars.c	(revision 17060)
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
     // de-activate all files except PSASTRO.REFSTARS
+    // XXX make this depend on the options above
     pmFPAfileActivate (config->files, false, NULL);
-    pmFPAfileActivate (config->files, true, "PSASTRO.REFSTARS");
+    // pmFPAfileActivate (config->files, true, "PSASTRO.OUT.REFSTARS");
 
     // this loop selects the matched stars for all chips
@@ -118,5 +119,8 @@
     // activate all files except PSASTRO.OUTPUT
     if (!pmFPAfileActivate (config->files, true, NULL)) ESCAPE;
-    if (!pmFPAfileActivate (config->files, false, "PSASTRO.REFSTARS")) ESCAPE;
+    // if (!pmFPAfileActivate (config->files, false, "PSASTRO.OUT.REFSTARS")) ESCAPE;
+
+    bool onlyRefstars = psMetadataLookupBool (&status, recipe, "PSASTRO.ONLY.REFSTARS");
+    if (onlyRefstars) exit (0);
 
     psFree (index);