Index: trunk/psphot/src/psphotRadialApertures.c
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--- trunk/psphot/src/psphotRadialApertures.c	(revision 33089)
+++ trunk/psphot/src/psphotRadialApertures.c	(revision 34136)
@@ -71,4 +71,10 @@
     pmReadout *readout = pmFPAviewThisReadout(view, file->fpa);
     psAssert (readout, "missing readout?");
+    
+    if (psMetadataLookupBool (&status, readout->analysis, "PSPHOT.SKIP.INPUT")) {
+        psLogMsg ("psphot", PS_LOG_DETAIL, "skipping radial aptertures for input file %d", index);
+        return true;
+    }
+
 
     pmDetections *detections = psMetadataLookupPtr (&status, readout->analysis, "PSPHOT.DETECTIONS");