Index: trunk/ppSub/src/ppSubMatchPSFs.c
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--- trunk/ppSub/src/ppSubMatchPSFs.c	(revision 24181)
+++ trunk/ppSub/src/ppSubMatchPSFs.c	(revision 24257)
@@ -166,4 +166,9 @@
             ppSubDataQuality(data, error, PPSUB_FILES_ALL);
             return true;
+        } else if (error == PM_ERR_SMALL_AREA) {
+            psErrorStackPrint(stderr, "Insufficient area for PSF matching");
+            psWarning("Insufficient area for PSF matching --- suspect bad data quality.");
+            ppSubDataQuality(data, error, PPSUB_FILES_ALL);
+            return true;
         } else {
             psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "Unable to match images.");