diff --git a/xanes_analyzeRun.py b/xanes_analyzeRun.py
index c6b7d2d..171ef37 100644
--- a/xanes_analyzeRun.py
+++ b/xanes_analyzeRun.py
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ def maskLowIntensity(p1,p2,threshold=0.03,squeeze=True):
     m1 = np.nanmax(p1,axis=1); m2 = np.nanmax(p2,axis=1)
     # find where each spectrum is smaller than threshold*max_for_that_shot; they will be masked out
     idx1 = p1 < (m1[:,np.newaxis]*threshold)
-    idx2 = p2 < (m2[:,np.newaxis]*threshold)
-    idx = idx1 & idx2
+    #idx2 = p2 < (m2[:,np.newaxis]*threshold)
+    idx = idx1# & idx2
     p1.mask = idx
     p2.mask = idx
   if squeeze:
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ class AnalyzeRun(object):
       #print("Memory available 1",x3py.toolsOS.memAvailable())
       s1,s2 = self.getShots(shots,calib=calib)
       #print("Memory available 2",x3py.toolsOS.memAvailable())
+      ret = None
       if nImagesToFit > 0:
         ret,bestTransf = alignment.doShots(s1[:nToFit],s2[:nToFit],doFit=True,\
                 initpars=initpars,nSaveImg=nSaveImg,returnBestTransform=True);