diff --git a/gstlal-ugly/bin/gstlal_inspiral b/gstlal-ugly/bin/gstlal_inspiral
index 22f8ee8510e304257d0ff204320e46d6bb2b2300..5a597154b7842a28f4a7549e847d9a3f703381e3 100755
--- a/gstlal-ugly/bin/gstlal_inspiral
+++ b/gstlal-ugly/bin/gstlal_inspiral
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def parse_command_line():
 	parser.add_option("--ht-gate-threshold", metavar = "threshold", type = "float", help = "Set the threshold on whitened h(t) to mark samples as gaps (glitch removal)")
 	parser.add_option("--chisq-type", metavar = "type", default = "autochisq", help = "Choose the type of chisq computation to perform. Must be one of (autochisq|timeslicechisq). The default is autochisq.")
 	parser.add_option("--coincidence-threshold", metavar = "value", type = "float", default = 0.020, help = "Set the coincidence window in seconds (default = 0.020).  The light-travel time between instruments will be added automatically in the coincidence test.")
+	parser.add_option("--likelihood-file", metavar = "filename", help = "Set the name of the likelihood ratio data file to use (optional).  If not specified, likelihood ratios will not be assigned to coincs.")
 	parser.add_option("--write-pipeline", metavar = "filename", help = "Write a DOT graph description of the as-built pipeline to this file (optional).  The environment variable GST_DEBUG_DUMP_DOT_DIR must be set for this option to work.")
 	parser.add_option("--comment", help = "Set the string to be recorded in comment and tag columns in various places in the output file (optional).")
 	parser.add_option("-v", "--verbose", action = "store_true", help = "Be verbose (optional).")
@@ -281,6 +282,18 @@ if options.verbose:
 	print >>sys.stderr, "done"
 
 
+#
+# Load likelihood ratio data
+#
+
+
+if options.likelihood_file is not None:
+	distribution_stats, distribution_seglists = inspiral.DistributionsStats.from_filenames([options.likelihood_file], verbose = options.verbose)
+	distribution_stats.synthesize_injections(verbose = options.verbose)
+else:
+	distribution_stats = inspiral.DistributionsStats()
+
+
 #
 # build output document
 #
@@ -297,6 +310,8 @@ output = inspiral.Data(
 	injection_filename = options.injections,
 	time_slide_file = options.time_slide_file,
 	coincidence_threshold = options.coincidence_threshold,
+	distribution_stats = distribution_stats,
+	assign_likelihoods = options.likelihood_file is not None,
 	comment = options.comment,
 	tmp_path = options.tmp_space,
 	verbose = options.verbose