diff --git a/dap/worker.py b/dap/worker.py
index 7c620f9..003b001 100644
--- a/dap/worker.py
+++ b/dap/worker.py
@@ -150,14 +150,10 @@ def work(backend_address, accumulator_host, accumulator_port, visualisation_host
             if pixel_mask_corrected is not None:
                 #pixel_mask_corrected = np.ascontiguousarray(pixel_mask_corrected)
                 pixel_mask_pf = np.ascontiguousarray(pixel_mask_corrected).astype(np.int8, copy=False)
-
+                calc_apply_additional_mask(results, pixel_mask_pf) # changes pixel_mask_pf in place
             else:
                 pixel_mask_pf = None
 
-
-        calc_apply_additional_mask(results, pixel_mask_pf) # changes pixel_mask_pf in place
-
-
         if pixel_mask_corrected is not None:
             data_s = copy(image)
             saturated_pixels_coordinates = ju_stream_adapter.handler.get_saturated_pixels(data_s, mask=True, geometry=True, gap_pixels=True, double_pixels=double_pixels)