i can start phenix with new .pdb/.mtz, and custom geometry with satisfactory output. problem is, when i provide that output .def file (possibly w/ custom geometry in it) on the command line, phenix always sets up disulfides when it didn't before: Number of disulfides: simple=4, symmetry=0 Simple disulfide: " SG CYS A 14 " - " SG CYS A 14 " distance=0.10 Simple disulfide: " SG CYS A 140 " - " SG CYS A 140 " distance=0.08 Simple disulfide: " SG CYS A 144 " - " SG CYS A 144 " distance=0.54 Simple disulfide: " SG CYS A 147 " - " SG CYS A 147 " distance=0.18 Custom bonds: Sorry: More than one atom selected: "chain A and resname CYS and resid 140 and name SG" Number of selected atoms: 2 my ligands are attached to the cysteines, so i suspect some trouble here but can't see it - shouldn't be a problem, right? if i set disulfide_distance_cutoff= 1.0 or less, phenix drives the system into swap. any pointers, appreciated. -bryan