diff --git a/skycatalogs/catalog_creator.py b/skycatalogs/catalog_creator.py
index fe653318..8be6c640 100644
--- a/skycatalogs/catalog_creator.py
+++ b/skycatalogs/catalog_creator.py
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ def create(self, catalog_type):
             if not self._no_flux:
                 self.create_pointsource_flux_catalog()
         elif catalog_type == ('sso'):
-            if not self._flux_only:
+            if not self._no_main:
                 self._sso_creator.create_sso_catalog()
-            if not self._main_only:
+            if not self._no_flux:
                 self._sso_creator.create_sso_flux_catalog()
 
         else:
diff --git a/skycatalogs/objects/sso_object.py b/skycatalogs/objects/sso_object.py
index 041e9d46..0e422327 100644
--- a/skycatalogs/objects/sso_object.py
+++ b/skycatalogs/objects/sso_object.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 import itertools
 import numpy as np
+import math
 import galsim
 from .base_object import BaseObject, ObjectCollection
 from lsst.sphgeom import UnitVector3d, LonLat
@@ -58,9 +59,8 @@ def get_gsobject_components(self, gsparams=None, rng=None,
             dec = self.dec
             # Convert from (arc?)degrees/day to degrees/sec
             ra_rate = self.get_native_attribute('ra_rate')/SECONDS_PER_DAY
-            # Take out factor of cos(dec).
-            ra_rate_raw = ra_rate/np.cos(dec)
-            # ra_rate = self.get_native_attribute('ra_rate')/24.0
+            # Take out factor of cos(dec). np.cos expects radians
+            ra_rate_raw = ra_rate/np.cos(math.radians(dec))
             dec_rate = self.get_native_attribute('dec_rate')/SECONDS_PER_DAY
             # ra_final is approximate since really ra_rate is a function
             # of dec, but average dec_rate is small so
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ def get_gsobject_components(self, gsparams=None, rng=None,
 
             # now rotate to direction of (ra_rate, dec_rate)
             # angle_rad = galsim.Angle(np.arctan2(dec_rate, (ra_rate * np.cos(dec))), galsim.radians)
-            # NOTE: Probably cos(dec) has already been applied, in which
-            # case we want
+            # NOTE: cos(dec) has already been applied, so we want
             angle_rad = galsim.Angle(np.arctan2(dec_rate, ra_rate),
                                      galsim.radians)
 
diff --git a/skycatalogs/sso_catalog_creator.py b/skycatalogs/sso_catalog_creator.py
index c95511fa..7d59be0b 100644
--- a/skycatalogs/sso_catalog_creator.py
+++ b/skycatalogs/sso_catalog_creator.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from multiprocessing import Process, Pipe
-import numpy as np
 import sqlite3
 import pandas as pd
 import pyarrow as pa
@@ -56,11 +55,13 @@ def _do_sso_flux_chunk(send_conn, sso_collection, instrument_needed,
 
 
 class SsoCatalogCreator:
-    _sso_truth = '/sdf/home/j/jrb/rubin-user/sso/input/20feb2024'
+    # _sso_truth = '/sdf/home/j/jrb/rubin-user/sso/input/20feb2024'
+    _sso_truth = '/sdf/data/rubin/shared/ops-rehearsals/ops-rehearsal-4/imSim_catalogs/inputs/sso'
     _sso_sed = '/sdf/home/j/jrb/rubin-user/sso/sed/solar_sed.db'
+    _sso_db_tbl = 'results'
 
     def __init__(self, catalog_creator, output_dir,
-                 sso_truth=None, sso_sed=None):
+                 sso_truth=None, sso_sed=None, sso_db_tbl=None):
         '''
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -79,16 +80,21 @@ def __init__(self, catalog_creator, output_dir,
         if sso_sed is None:           # use default path
             self._sso_sed = SsoCatalogCreator._sso_sed
 
+        self._sso_db_tbl = sso_db_tbl
+        if sso_db_tbl is None:
+            # correct for default input file
+            self._sso_db_tbl = SsoCatalogCreator._sso_db_tbl
+
         self._row_group_size = _DEFAULT_ROW_GROUP_SIZE
 
-        tbl = 'pp_results'
-        mjd_c = 'FieldMJD_TAI'
+        tbl = self._sso_db_tbl
+        mjd_c = 'fieldMJD_TAI'
         self._mjd_q = f'select min({mjd_c}), max({mjd_c}), count({mjd_c}) from {tbl}'
         self._dfhp_query = f'''select ObjID as id, {mjd_c} as mjd,
-                 "AstRA(deg)" as ra, "AstDec(deg)" as dec,
-                 "AstRARate(deg/day)" as ra_rate,
-                 "AstDecRate(deg/day)" as dec_rate,
-                 TrailedSourceMag as trailed_source_mag from {tbl}
+                 "RA_deg" as ra, "Dec_deg" as dec,
+                 "RARateCosDec_deg_day" as ra_rate,
+                 "DecRate_deg_day" as dec_rate,
+                 trailedSourceMag as trailed_source_mag from {tbl}
                  where healpix = (?)
                  order by mjd, ObjID'''
 
@@ -127,8 +133,8 @@ def _create_flux_schema(self):
 
     def _get_hps(self, filepath):
 
-        with sqlite3.connect(filepath) as conn:
-            df = pd.read_sql_query('select distinct healpix from pp_results',
+        with sqlite3.connect(f'file:{filepath}?mode=ro', uri=True) as conn:
+            df = pd.read_sql_query(f'select distinct healpix from {self._sso_db_tbl}',
                                    conn)
         return set(df['healpix'])
 
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ def _write_hp(self, hp, hps_by_file, arrow_schema):
         df_list = []
         for f in hps_by_file:
             if hp in hps_by_file[f]:
-                conn = sqlite3.connect(f)
+                conn = sqlite3.connect(f'file:{f}?mode=ro', uri=True)
                 one_df = pd.read_sql_query(self._dfhp_query, conn,
                                            params=(hp,))
                 df_list.append(one_df)
@@ -189,7 +195,7 @@ def _create_sso_flux_pixel(self, pixel, arrow_schema):
         None
         '''
 
-        global _sso_collection
+        # global _sso_collection
         output_filename = f'sso_flux_{pixel}.parquet'
         output_path = os.path.join(self._catalog_creator._output_dir,
                                    output_filename)