diff --git a/python/pixcorrect/PixCorrectDriver.py b/python/pixcorrect/PixCorrectDriver.py
index 2423478..2d6669e 100644
--- a/python/pixcorrect/PixCorrectDriver.py
+++ b/python/pixcorrect/PixCorrectDriver.py
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ def main(cls):
             logging.basicConfig(format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s:\t%(message)s",
                                 level=logging.WARNING)
 
-        global logger
-        logger = logging.getLogger()
+        #global logger
+        #logger = logging.getLogger()
         if args.verbose > 0:
             verbosity = logging.INFO if args.verbose==1 else logging.DEBUG
             logger.setLevel(verbosity)
diff --git a/python/pixcorrect/corr_util.py b/python/pixcorrect/corr_util.py
index 4d059f6..ad2500e 100644
--- a/python/pixcorrect/corr_util.py
+++ b/python/pixcorrect/corr_util.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from pixcorrect import proddir
 
 # constants
-
+global logger
 logger = logging.getLogger('pixcorrect')
 
 # exception classes
diff --git a/python/pixcorrect/fix_columns.py b/python/pixcorrect/fix_columns.py
index 863c16e..f93fbdb 100644
--- a/python/pixcorrect/fix_columns.py
+++ b/python/pixcorrect/fix_columns.py
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ def __call__(cls, image, bpm):
             - `image`: DESImage to fix.
             - `bpm`: DESBPMImage for this CCD
         """
-        #Modified 6/19/2016
+        #Modified 7/7/2016
         #Use clipLine to fit column slope
         #Change NEIGHBORS from 10 to 6
         #Change VAR_TOLERANCE from 0.5 to 0.25
         #Remove lower limit on correction
         #Change mask bit usage
         #Correct all correctable pixels, but use only "good" pixels to compute correction
-  
+
         logger.info('Fixing columns')
         
         NEIGHBORS = 6  # Number of comparison columns to seek
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ def __call__(cls, image, bpm):
         #fraction of the average number of sky pixels in the reference columns
         #If the pixel values of a column vary in a bi-stable way, the high pixels may be
         #interpreted as "objects" and the high variance may not be noticed.
-        COUNT_TOL = 0.80
-        
+        COUNT_TOL = 0.85
         
         if image.mask is None:
             raise FixColumnsError('Input image does not have mask')
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ def __call__(cls, image, bpm):
             if col_var <= 0.0:
                 logger.info("Error in clipped line fit for column {:d}".format(icol))
                 continue
-               
+                
             # Now want to collect stats on up to NEIGHBORS nearby columns
             norm_stats = []
             ilow = icol
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ def __call__(cls, image, bpm):
             if col_n < COUNT_TOL*norm_n:
                 logger.info('Too few sky pixels to fix column {:d}'.format(icol))
                 continue
-
+ 
             #Valid correction.  Calculate correction & error estimate
             norm_mean = np.sum(mean*wt)/np.sum(wt)
             correction = norm_mean - col_mean
diff --git a/python/pixcorrect/make_mask.py b/python/pixcorrect/make_mask.py
index 05e8813..a313a9d 100644
--- a/python/pixcorrect/make_mask.py
+++ b/python/pixcorrect/make_mask.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def __call__(cls, image, bpm_im, saturate, clear):
                 except:
                     return 1
 
-                # Enable the following kluge code to work with old style BPM's
+                #====Temporary kluge until we get the new BPMS
                 #Replace CORR with BIAS_COL
                 #bitmask = BPMDEF_CORR
                 #mark = (bpm_im.mask & bitmask) != 0
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ def __call__(cls, image, bpm_im, saturate, clear):
                 for icol in biascols:
                   #Clear FUNKY_COL bit if set for all pixels in this column
                   #The reason for clearing the bit is that the FUNKY_COL detection is
-                  #sensitive to hot bias pixels and may flag those columns by "mistake"            
+                  #sensitive to hot bias pixels and may flag those columns by "mistake"
+                  #First clear BAD BPM bit if set because of funky column
+                  image.mask[:,icol][bpm_im.mask[:,icol]==BPMDEF_FUNKY_COL] &= ~BADPIX_BPM
                   bpm_im.mask[:,icol] -= (bpm_im.mask[:,icol] & BPMDEF_FUNKY_COL )
                   #Correctable columns have exactly 1 BIAS_HOT pixel
                   if N_BIAS_HOT[icol] == 1: