Index: /trunk/psphot/src/psphotApResid.c
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--- /trunk/psphot/src/psphotApResid.c	(revision 21079)
+++ /trunk/psphot/src/psphotApResid.c	(revision 21080)
@@ -137,19 +137,5 @@
     if (Npsf < APTREND_NSTAR_MIN) {
         psWarning("Only %d valid aperture residual sources (need %d), giving up", Npsf, APTREND_NSTAR_MIN);
-        // save nan values since these were not calculated
-        psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "SKYBIAS",  PS_DATA_F32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "aperture sky bias",   NAN);
-        psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "SKYSAT",   PS_DATA_F32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "aperture-determined saturation",   NAN);
-        psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "APMIFIT",  PS_DATA_F32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "aperture residual",   NAN);
-        psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "DAPMIFIT", PS_DATA_F32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "ap residual scatter", NAN);
-        psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "APLOSS",   PS_DATA_F32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "aperture loss (mag)", NAN);
-        psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "NAPMIFIT", PS_DATA_S32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "number of apresid stars", 0);
-
-        psFree (mag);
-        psFree (mask);
-        psFree (xPos);
-        psFree (yPos);
-        psFree (apResid);
-        psFree (dMag);
-        return false;
+	goto escape;
     }
 
@@ -179,5 +165,6 @@
     }
     if (entryMin == -1) {
-        psAbort ("failed on ApResid Trend");
+        psWarning("Failed to find a valid aperture residual value");
+	goto escape;
     }
 
@@ -236,4 +223,21 @@
 
     return true;
+
+escape:
+    // save nan values since these were not calculated
+    psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "SKYBIAS",  PS_DATA_F32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "aperture sky bias",   NAN);
+    psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "SKYSAT",   PS_DATA_F32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "aperture-determined saturation",   NAN);
+    psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "APMIFIT",  PS_DATA_F32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "aperture residual",   NAN);
+    psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "DAPMIFIT", PS_DATA_F32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "ap residual scatter", NAN);
+    psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "APLOSS",   PS_DATA_F32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "aperture loss (mag)", NAN);
+    psMetadataAdd (recipe, PS_LIST_TAIL, "NAPMIFIT", PS_DATA_S32 | PS_META_REPLACE, "number of apresid stars", 0);
+
+    psFree (mag);
+    psFree (mask);
+    psFree (xPos);
+    psFree (yPos);
+    psFree (apResid);
+    psFree (dMag);
+    return false;
 }