diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/bin/gstlal_inspiral_pipe b/gstlal-inspiral/bin/gstlal_inspiral_pipe
index 446937556465e2322b4a1cbfcff4c9471891777d..57b0c005b942fe8713240467a9fac79cdbf749d3 100755
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/bin/gstlal_inspiral_pipe
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/bin/gstlal_inspiral_pipe
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def parse_command_line():
 	parser.add_option("--fmax", metavar = "num", type = "float", default = 1600, help = "set the max frequency cutoff, default 1600 (Hz)")
 	parser.add_option("--sample-rate", metavar = "Hz", type = "int", help = "Set the sample rate.  If not set, the sample rate will be based on the template frequency.  The sample rate must be at least twice the highest frequency in the templates. If provided it must be a power of two")
 	parser.add_option("--identity-transform", action = "store_true", help = "Use identity transform, i.e. no SVD")
+	parser.add_option("--append-time-reversed-template", action = "store_true", help = "Append time reversed template to the svd bank files (optional).")
 
 	# trigger generation options
 	parser.add_option("--vetoes", metavar = "filename", help = "Set the veto xml file.")
diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/python/inspiral_pipe.py b/gstlal-inspiral/python/inspiral_pipe.py
index f9984c8a4d71b0a268c40537f4e47f7ce2709857..9ed878719a246377a0abef714d1d9abfbd069b57 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/python/inspiral_pipe.py
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/python/inspiral_pipe.py
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ def svd_layer(dag, jobs, parent_nodes, psd, bank_cache, options, seg, output_dir
 						"svd-tolerance":options.tolerance,
 						"flow":options.flow[j],
 						"sample-rate":options.sample_rate,
+						"append-time-reversed-template":options.append_time_reversed_template,
 						"clipleft":clipleft,
 						"clipright":clipright,
 						"samples-min":options.samples_min[j],