Index: trunk/magic/remove/src/streaksremove.c
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--- trunk/magic/remove/src/streaksremove.c	(revision 27469)
+++ trunk/magic/remove/src/streaksremove.c	(revision 28275)
@@ -940,4 +940,8 @@
 
         psArray *inTable = psFitsReadTable(in->fits);
+        if (!inTable) {
+            psErrorStackPrint(stderr, "failed to read tablle in %s", in->resolved_name);
+            streaksExit("", PS_EXIT_DATA_ERROR);
+        }
         if (!inTable->n) {
             psErrorStackPrint(stderr, "table in %s is empty", in->resolved_name);