Index: trunk/ppMerge/src/ppMergeCheckInputs.c
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--- trunk/ppMerge/src/ppMergeCheckInputs.c	(revision 17051)
+++ trunk/ppMerge/src/ppMergeCheckInputs.c	(revision 17087)
@@ -82,5 +82,4 @@
         if (!options->format) {
             options->format = pmConfigCameraFormatFromHeader(config, header, true);
-            psFree(header);
             if (!options->format) {
                 psLogMsg(__func__, PS_LOG_WARN, "Unable to identify camera format for input file %s --- "