diff --git a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/fiji/plugin/Split_Views.java b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/fiji/plugin/Split_Views.java
index 394c46cd..06fad033 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/fiji/plugin/Split_Views.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/mvrecon/fiji/plugin/Split_Views.java
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 
 public class Split_Views implements PlugIn
 {
+	public static boolean roundMipmapResolutions = false;
+
 	public static long defaultImgX = 500;
 	public static long defaultImgY = 500;
 	public static long defaultImgZ = 200;
@@ -284,7 +286,8 @@ public static long[] findMinStepSize( final AbstractSpimData< ? > data )
 				for ( int d = 0; d < minStepSize.length; ++d )
 				{
 					if ( lowestResolution[ d ] % 1 != 0.0 )
-						throw new RuntimeException( "Downsampling has a fraction, cannot split dataset" );
+						if ( !roundMipmapResolutions )
+							throw new RuntimeException( "Downsampling has a fraction, cannot split dataset" );
 
 					minStepSize[ d ] = lowestCommonMultiplier( minStepSize[ d ], Math.round( lowestResolution[ d ] ) );
 				}