diff --git a/py/fastspecfit/io.py b/py/fastspecfit/io.py
index 7bd274b9..a73b4730 100644
--- a/py/fastspecfit/io.py
+++ b/py/fastspecfit/io.py
@@ -408,9 +408,11 @@ def __init__(self, phot, cosmo, redux_dir=None, fphotodir=None, mapdir=None):
         if fphotodir is None:
             self.fphotoext = None
             self.fphotodir = os.path.expandvars(os.environ.get('FPHOTO_DIR'))
+            self.fphotodir_default = True
         else:
             # parse the extension name, if any
             fphotoext = None
+            self.fphotodir_default = False
             photodir = os.path.dirname(fphotodir)
             photobase = os.path.basename(fphotodir)
             if '[' in photobase and ']' in photobase:
@@ -1413,9 +1415,18 @@ def _gather_photometry(self, specprod=None, alltiles=None):
 
             legacysurveydr = self.phot.legacysurveydr
 
-            # targeting and Tractor columns to read from disk
-            tractor = gather_tractorphot(input_meta, columns=PHOTCOLS, legacysurveydir=self.fphotodir)
-
+            # targeting and Tractor columns to read from disk but need
+            # to be careful about passing DR9 values of BRICKNAME and
+            # BRICK_OBJID to the DR10 LEGACY_SURVEY_DIR
+            if self.fphotodir_default:
+                tractor = gather_tractorphot(input_meta, columns=PHOTCOLS, legacysurveydir=self.fphotodir)
+            else:
+                _input_meta = input_meta.copy()
+                for col in ['RELEASE', 'BRICKID', 'BRICK_OBJID', 'PHOTSYS']:
+                    if col in _input_meta.colnames:
+                        _input_meta.remove_column(col)
+                tractor = gather_tractorphot(_input_meta, columns=PHOTCOLS, legacysurveydir=self.fphotodir)
+            
             # DR9-specific stuff
             if legacysurveydr.lower() == 'dr9' or legacysurveydr.lower() == 'dr10':
                 metas = []
diff --git a/py/fastspecfit/qa.py b/py/fastspecfit/qa.py
index 72789a83..03403154 100644
--- a/py/fastspecfit/qa.py
+++ b/py/fastspecfit/qa.py
@@ -768,6 +768,8 @@ def major_formatter(x, pos):
                 medmag = 0.0
             sedmodel_abmag = np.zeros_like(templates.wave) + medmag
         else:
+            #flam = sedmodel / FLUXNORM / CTools.massnorm
+            #np.savetxt('makani-sed.txt', np.array([[sedwave], [flam]]).squeeze().T)
             factor = 10**(0.4 * 48.6) * sedwave**2 / (C_LIGHT * 1e13) / FLUXNORM / CTools.massnorm # [erg/s/cm2/A --> maggies]
             sedmodel_abmag = -2.5*np.log10(sedmodel * factor)
             sedax.plot(sedwave / 1e4, sedmodel_abmag, color='grey', # ='~tan'