Index: trunk/magic/censorObjects/src/censorLoop.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/magic/censorObjects/src/censorLoop.c	(revision 34773)
+++ trunk/magic/censorObjects/src/censorLoop.c	(revision 34774)
@@ -29,6 +29,4 @@
 
 
-
-
     // select the current recipe
     psMetadata *recipe  = psMetadataLookupPtr (NULL, config->recipes, CENSOR_RECIPE);
@@ -58,4 +56,6 @@
     // check on the mask file at this level if possible
     badMaskFile = censorBadFileByView(badMaskFile, inMask, config, view);
+
+    bool checkInputOnly = psMetadataLookupBool(NULL, config->arguments, "CHECK.INPUT.ONLY");
 
     // files associated with the science image
@@ -116,5 +116,7 @@
 		if (!readout->data_exists) { continue; }
 
-		if (!censorReadout (readout, config, view, badMaskFile)) ESCAPE;
+                if (!checkInputOnly) {
+                    if (!censorReadout (readout, config, view, badMaskFile)) ESCAPE;
+                }
 
 		if (!pmFPAfileIOChecks (config, view, PM_FPA_AFTER)) ESCAPE;