Index: trunk/psphot/src/psphotChoosePSF.c
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--- trunk/psphot/src/psphotChoosePSF.c	(revision 42380)
+++ trunk/psphot/src/psphotChoosePSF.c	(revision 42842)
@@ -114,4 +114,10 @@
     options->psfTrendNy = psMetadataLookupS32 (&status, recipe, "PSF.TREND.NY");
     assert (status);
+
+    // fit the PSF star positions during PSF model analysis (default false)
+    options->fitPSFstarCoords = psMetadataLookupBool (&status, recipe, "PSF_FIT_STAR_COORDS");
+    if (!status) {
+      options->fitPSFstarCoords = false;
+    }
 
     // get the fixed PSF fit radius