Index: trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.c	(revision 23786)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.c	(revision 23809)
@@ -174,4 +174,25 @@
     // data out so we have the option of changing these values or leaving the
     // old values in place (i.e., passing the values through).
+
+    // if end_stage is warp (or NULL), check for valid tess_id
+    for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(output); i++) {
+        psMetadata *md = output->data[i];
+
+        bool status;
+        char *end_stage = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "end_stage");
+	if (end_stage && strcasecmp(end_stage, "warp")) continue;
+
+        char *raw_tess_id   = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "tess_id");
+	if (raw_tess_id || tess_id) continue;
+
+        char *label  = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "label");
+        psS64 exp_id = psMetadataLookupS64(&status, md, "exp_id");
+
+        if (!status) {
+	    psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "cannot queue analysis to WARP without a defined tess id: label: %s, exp_id %" PRId64, label, exp_id);
+            psFree(output);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 
     // loop over our list of chipRun rows
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 23786)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 23809)
@@ -198,4 +198,25 @@
     }
 
+    // if end_stage is warp (or NULL), check for valid tess_id
+    for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(output); i++) {
+        psMetadata *md = output->data[i];
+
+        bool status;
+        char *end_stage = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "end_stage");
+	if (end_stage && strcasecmp(end_stage, "warp")) continue;
+
+        char *raw_tess_id   = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "tess_id");
+	if (raw_tess_id || tess_id) continue;
+
+        char *label  = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "label");
+        psS64 exp_id = psMetadataLookupS64(&status, md, "exp_id");
+
+        if (!status) {
+	    psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "cannot queue analysis to WARP without a defined tess id: label: %s, exp_id %" PRId64, label, exp_id);
+            psFree(output);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     // loop over our list of exp_ids
     for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(output); i++) {
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/faketool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/faketool.c	(revision 23786)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/faketool.c	(revision 23809)
@@ -229,4 +229,25 @@
     }
 
+    // if end_stage is warp (or NULL), check for valid tess_id
+    for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(output); i++) {
+        psMetadata *md = output->data[i];
+
+        bool status;
+        char *end_stage = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "end_stage");
+	if (end_stage && strcasecmp(end_stage, "warp")) continue;
+
+        char *raw_tess_id   = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "tess_id");
+	if (raw_tess_id || tess_id) continue;
+
+        char *label  = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "label");
+        psS64 exp_id = psMetadataLookupS64(&status, md, "exp_id");
+
+        if (!status) {
+	    psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "cannot queue analysis to WARP without a defined tess id: label: %s, exp_id %" PRId64, label, exp_id);
+            psFree(output);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     // loop over our list of cam_ids
     for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(output); i++) {
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c	(revision 23786)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c	(revision 23809)
@@ -134,5 +134,5 @@
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(label, config->args, "-label", false, false);
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(dvodb, config->args, "-dvodb", false, false);
-    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(tess_id, config->args, "-tess_id", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(tess_id, config->args, "-tess_id", true, false); // required (no default TESS)
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(end_stage, config->args, "-end_stage", false, false);
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_TIME(registered, config->args, "-registered", false, false);
@@ -295,4 +295,25 @@
     // old values in place (i.e., passing the values through).
 
+    // loop over our list of fakeRun rows to check the supplied and selected tess_id values:
+    for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(output); i++) {
+        psMetadata *md = output->data[i];
+
+        fakeRunRow *row = fakeRunObjectFromMetadata(md);
+        if (!row) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to convert metadata into fakeRun");
+            psFree(output);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+	if (!tess_id  && !row->tess_id) {
+	    psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "cannot queue warp run without a defined tess id: label: %s, fake_id %" PRId64, row->label, row->fake_id);
+            psFree(output);
+            return false;
+	}
+
+        psFree(row);
+    }
+    psFree(output);
+
     // loop over our list of fakeRun rows
     for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(output); i++) {