diff --git a/pipelines/processStar.yaml b/pipelines/processStar.yaml
index 70ddb9c..28e3221 100644
--- a/pipelines/processStar.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/processStar.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ tasks:
       repair.doCosmicRay: False
       doApCorr: False
       doMeasurePsf: False
+      doMaskStreaks: False
       detection.includeThresholdMultiplier: 3
       # assess carefully whether turning on cosmic ray repair hurts performance
   singleStarCentroid: lsst.atmospec.centroiding.SingleStarCentroidTask