Index: trunk/ppStack/src/ppStackCombineInitial.c
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--- trunk/ppStack/src/ppStackCombineInitial.c	(revision 23341)
+++ trunk/ppStack/src/ppStackCombineInitial.c	(revision 23573)
@@ -16,5 +16,10 @@
     psAssert(config, "Require configuration");
 
-    psTimerStart("PPSTACK_FINAL");
+    if (!options->convolve) {
+        // No need to do initial combination when we haven't convolved
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    psTimerStart("PPSTACK_INITIAL");
 
     psMetadata *recipe = psMetadataLookupMetadata(NULL, config->recipes, PPSTACK_RECIPE); // ppStack recipe
@@ -69,5 +74,4 @@
         }
 
-        // call: ppStackReadoutInitial(config, outRO, readouts, subRegions, subKernels)
         psThreadJob *job = psThreadJobAlloc("PPSTACK_INITIAL_COMBINE"); // Job to start
         psArrayAdd(job->args, 1, thread);
@@ -128,6 +132,6 @@
 
     if (options->stats) {
-        psMetadataAddF32(options->stats, PS_LIST_TAIL, "TIME_FINAL", 0,
-                         "Time to make final stack", psTimerMark("PPSTACK_FINAL"));
+        psMetadataAddF32(options->stats, PS_LIST_TAIL, "TIME_INITIAL", 0,
+                         "Time to make final stack", psTimerMark("PPSTACK_INITIAL"));
     }