diff --git a/metis_l2_prep_uv.pro b/metis_l2_prep_uv.pro
index 2983ae8494abda588a92fe77d42c1c8967f8cf00..9711899a37fdc2c3cb3d64d8727570aa3e7685f7 100644
--- a/metis_l2_prep_uv.pro
+++ b/metis_l2_prep_uv.pro
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pro metis_l2_prep_uv
 
 	; keyword defining if the detector reference frame must be used for the output
 
-	ref_detector = 1
+	ref_detector = 0
 
 	; start the log
 
diff --git a/metis_l2_prep_vl_generic.pro b/metis_l2_prep_vl_generic.pro
index ceb69c96bb7913c2ac9af249adebb34c571dccac..a0b17537ebe8ac1459812051daa1397063a3237c 100644
--- a/metis_l2_prep_vl_generic.pro
+++ b/metis_l2_prep_vl_generic.pro
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pro metis_l2_prep_vl_generic
 
 	; keyword defining if the detector reference frame must be used for the output
 
-	ref_detector = 1
+	ref_detector = 0
 
 	; start the log
 
diff --git a/metis_l2_prep_vl_polariz.pro b/metis_l2_prep_vl_polariz.pro
index a53999d826681ccf6046d16b55ad1549967ec13c..c0ad0ef11efe68858079e1794ad7c09398c89a99 100755
--- a/metis_l2_prep_vl_polariz.pro
+++ b/metis_l2_prep_vl_polariz.pro
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pro metis_l2_prep_vl_polariz
 
 	; keyword defining if the detector reference frame must be used for the output
 
-	ref_detector = 1
+	ref_detector = 0
 
 	; start the log