Index: trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageLoop.c
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--- trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageLoop.c	(revision 23411)
+++ trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageLoop.c	(revision 23688)
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@
 bool ppImageLoop(pmConfig *config, ppImageOptions *options)
 {
-    psMetadata *stats = options->doStats ? psMetadataAlloc() : NULL; // Statistics to output
+    psMetadata *stats = NULL;           // Statistics to output
     float timeDetrend = 0;              // Amount of time spent in detrend
     float timePhot = 0;                 // Amount of time spent in photometry
+
+    if (options->doStats) {
+        stats = psMetadataAlloc();
+        psMetadataAddS32(stats, PS_LIST_TAIL, "QUALITY", 0, "No problems", 0);
+    }
 
     bool status;                        // Status of MD lookup
@@ -139,5 +144,5 @@
         psTimerStart(TIMER_PHOT);
         if (options->doPhotom) {
-            if (!ppImagePhotom(config, view)) {
+            if (!ppImagePhotom(stats, config, view)) {
                 ESCAPE("error running photometry.");
             }
@@ -200,5 +205,5 @@
     // this also performs the psastro file IO
     if (options->doAstromChip || options->doAstromMosaic) {
-        if (!ppImageAstrom(config)) {
+        if (!ppImageAstrom(config, stats)) {
             ESCAPE("error running astrometry.");
         }