Index: trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsFPA.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsFPA.c	(revision 18220)
+++ trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsFPA.c	(revision 18558)
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
     }
 
-    // Override recipe mask value if one is provided
-    if (maskVal != 0) {
-        data->maskVal = maskVal;
-    }
+    // Override recipe mask value
+    data->maskVal = maskVal;
 
     if (data->fpa) {
Index: trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsMetadata.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsMetadata.c	(revision 18220)
+++ trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsMetadata.c	(revision 18558)
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
     data->doStats = false;
 
-    // Override recipe mask value if one is provided
-    if (maskVal != 0) {
-        data->maskVal = maskVal;
-    }
+    // Override recipe mask value
+    data->maskVal = maskVal;
 
     if (data->fpa) {
Index: trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsPixels.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsPixels.c	(revision 18220)
+++ trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsPixels.c	(revision 18558)
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
     data->concepts = psListAlloc(NULL);
 
-    // Override recipe mask value if one is provided
-    if (maskVal != 0) {
-        data->maskVal = maskVal;
-    }
+    // Override recipe mask value 
+    data->maskVal = maskVal;
 
     if (data->fpa) {
Index: trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsSetupFromRecipe.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsSetupFromRecipe.c	(revision 18220)
+++ trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsSetupFromRecipe.c	(revision 18558)
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@
     }
 
+    // set the mask value used for stand-alone analyses.
     if (data->maskVal == 0) {
         const char *names = psMetadataLookupStr(&mdok, recipe, "MASKVAL"); // Names for mask value
         if (mdok) {
-            data->maskVal = pmConfigMask(names, config);
+            data->maskVal = pmConfigMaskGet(names, config);
         } else {
             psWarning("MASKVAL in recipe is not of type STR --- retaining default.\n");