Index: trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageOptions.c
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--- trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageOptions.c	(revision 33848)
+++ trunk/ppImage/src/ppImageOptions.c	(revision 35081)
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@
     options->doPatternCell   = false;   // Cell pattern correction
     options->doPatternContinuity = false; // Cell continuity correction
+    options->doBackgroundContinuity = false; // Chip level background continuity correction
     options->doFringe        = false;   // Fringe subtraction
     options->doPhotom        = false;   // Source identification and photometry
@@ -429,4 +430,7 @@
     }
 
+    // Option to enable the background continuity
+    options->doBackgroundContinuity = psMetadataLookupBool(NULL, recipe, "BACKGROUND.CONTINUITY");
+
 
     // Remnance options