diff --git a/openbr/plugins/metadata/fixrects.cpp b/openbr/plugins/metadata/checkrects.cpp
index a33d32e..c77a940 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/metadata/fixrects.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/metadata/checkrects.cpp
@@ -1,41 +1,36 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright 2015 Rank One Computing Corporation                             *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");           *
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.          *
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at                                   *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                            *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software       *
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,         *
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  *
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and       *
+ * limitations under the License.                                            *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
 #include <openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h>
 
 namespace br
 {
 
-class FixRectsTransform : public UntrainableTransform
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-
-    void project(const Template &src, Template &dst) const
-    {
-        dst = src;
-        dst.file.clearRects();
-        QList<QRectF> rects = src.file.rects();
-        for (int i=0; i<rects.size(); i++) {
-            QRectF r = rects[i];
-            if (r.left() < 0) r.setLeft(0);
-            if (r.right() > src.m().cols-1) r.setRight(src.m().cols-1);
-            if (r.top() < 0) r.setTop(0);
-            if (r.bottom() > src.m().rows-1) r.setBottom(src.m().rows-1);
-            dst.file.appendRect(r);
-        }
-    }
-};
-
-BR_REGISTER(Transform, FixRectsTransform)
-
-
 /*!
  * \ingroup transforms
- * \brief Checks the rects in a template for invalid values
+ * \brief Checks the rects in a template for invalid values. The user can specify to fix the rects or remove them.
  * \author Keyur Patel \cite kpatel
  */
 
 class CheckRectsTransform : public UntrainableTransform
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool fixRects READ get_fixRects WRITE set_fixRects RESET reset_fixRects STORED false)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool removeBadRect READ get_removeBadRect WRITE set_removeBadRect RESET reset_removeBadRect STORED false)
+    BR_PROPERTY(bool, fixRects, false)
     BR_PROPERTY(bool, removeBadRect, true)
 
     void project(const Template &src, Template &dst) const
@@ -43,24 +38,36 @@ class CheckRectsTransform : public UntrainableTransform
         dst = src;
         dst.file.clearRects();
         QList<QRectF> rects = src.file.rects();
-        foreach (QRectF r, rects){
-            if ((r.left() < 0) || (r.right() > src.m().cols-1) || (r.top() < 0) || (r.bottom() > src.m().rows-1)){
-                if (removeBadRect){
-                    rects.removeOne(r);
-                }
-                else {
-                    dst.file.fte = true;
-                    break;
+
+        if (fixRects){
+            for (int i=0; i<rects.size(); i++) {
+                QRectF r = rects[i];
+                if (r.left() < 0) r.setLeft(0);
+                if (r.right() > src.m().cols-1) r.setRight(src.m().cols-1);
+                if (r.top() < 0) r.setTop(0);
+                if (r.bottom() > src.m().rows-1) r.setBottom(src.m().rows-1);
+                dst.file.appendRect(r);
+            }
+        } else {
+            foreach (QRectF r, rects){
+                if ((r.left() < 0) || (r.right() > src.m().cols-1) || (r.top() < 0) || (r.bottom() > src.m().rows-1)){
+                    if (removeBadRect){
+                        rects.removeOne(r);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        dst.file.fte = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
             }
+            dst.file.setRects(rects);
         }
-        dst.file.setRects(rects);
     }
 };
 
 BR_REGISTER(Transform, CheckRectsTransform)
 
-
 } // namespace br
 
-#include "metadata/fixrects.moc"
+#include "metadata/checkrects.moc"
+