diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55916e1..f14229b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Reduction scripts for the Liquids Reflectometer. This includes both automated re
 
 
 ## Release notes:
+ - reduction v2.0.19 [03/2024] Add dead time correction and clean up functional background option
  - reduction v2.0.14 [02/2024] Add functional background
  - reduction v2.0.13 [08/2023] Get correct angle with free liquids
  - reduction v2.0.9 [04/2023] Subtract normalization background & add x-direction option
diff --git a/reduction/lr_reduction/__init__.py b/reduction/lr_reduction/__init__.py
index 2b6bf42..3e97ba8 100644
--- a/reduction/lr_reduction/__init__.py
+++ b/reduction/lr_reduction/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.0.18'
+__version__ = '2.0.19'
diff --git a/reduction/lr_reduction/template.py b/reduction/lr_reduction/template.py
index 2224265..9c89eb3 100644
--- a/reduction/lr_reduction/template.py
+++ b/reduction/lr_reduction/template.py
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ def _value_check(key, data, reference):
 
 
 def process_from_template(run_number, template_path, q_summing=False, normalize=True,
-                          tof_weighted=False, bck_in_q=False, clean=False, info=False,
-                          functional_background=False):
+                          tof_weighted=False, bck_in_q=False, clean=False, info=False):
     """
         The clean option removes leading zeros and the drop when doing q-summing
     """
@@ -141,14 +140,12 @@ def process_from_template(run_number, template_path, q_summing=False, normalize=
     ws_sc = api.Load("REF_L_%s" % run_number)
     return process_from_template_ws(ws_sc, template_path, q_summing=q_summing,
                                     tof_weighted=tof_weighted, bck_in_q=bck_in_q,
-                                    clean=clean, info=info, normalize=normalize,
-                                    functional_background=functional_background)
+                                    clean=clean, info=info, normalize=normalize)
 
 
 def process_from_template_ws(ws_sc, template_data, q_summing=False,
                              tof_weighted=False, bck_in_q=False, clean=False,
-                             info=False, normalize=True, theta_value=None, ws_db=None,
-                             functional_background=False):
+                             info=False, normalize=True, theta_value=None, ws_db=None):
     # Get the sequence number
     sequence_number = 1
     if ws_sc.getRun().hasProperty("sequence_number"):
@@ -225,7 +222,7 @@ def process_from_template_ws(ws_sc, template_data, q_summing=False,
                                                    theta=np.abs(theta),
                                                    dead_time=template_data.dead_time,
                                                    paralyzable=template_data.paralyzable,
-                                                   functional_background=functional_background,
+                                                   functional_background=template_data.two_backgrounds,
                                                    instrument=event_reduction.EventReflectivity.INSTRUMENT_4B)
 
     # R(Q)
diff --git a/reduction/lr_reduction/workflow.py b/reduction/lr_reduction/workflow.py
index 8249fe5..0e78150 100644
--- a/reduction/lr_reduction/workflow.py
+++ b/reduction/lr_reduction/workflow.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 
 
 def reduce(ws, template_file, output_dir, average_overlap=False,
-           q_summing=False, bck_in_q=False, is_live=False,
-           functional_background=False):
+           q_summing=False, bck_in_q=False, is_live=False):
     """
         Function called by reduce_REFL.py, which lives in /SNS/REF_L/shared/autoreduce
         and is called by the automated reduction workflow.
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ def reduce(ws, template_file, output_dir, average_overlap=False,
                                                                         tof_weighted=q_summing,
                                                                         clean=q_summing,
                                                                         bck_in_q=bck_in_q,
-                                                                        functional_background=functional_background,
                                                                         info=True)
 
     # Save partial results
diff --git a/reduction/test/test_reduction.py b/reduction/test/test_reduction.py
index 0adce2b..e44b179 100644
--- a/reduction/test/test_reduction.py
+++ b/reduction/test/test_reduction.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_info(nexus_dir):
 
 def test_full_reduction(nexus_dir):
     """
-        Test the fill reduction chain
+        Test the full reduction chain
     """
     template_path = 'data/template.xml'
     qz_all = []
@@ -122,9 +122,13 @@ def test_reduce_functional_bck(nexus_dir, template_dir):
     for i in range(198409, 198417):
         with amend_config(data_dir=nexus_dir):
             ws = mtd_api.Load("REF_L_%s" % i)
-        workflow.reduce(ws, template_path, output_dir=output_dir,
-                        average_overlap=False,
-                        functional_background=True)
+
+        sequence_number = ws.getRun().getProperty("sequence_number").value[0]
+        template_data = template.read_template(template_path, sequence_number)
+        template_data.two_backgrounds = True
+
+        workflow.reduce(ws, template_data, output_dir=output_dir,
+                        average_overlap=False)
 
     reference_path = 'data/reference_fbck.txt'
     if os.path.isfile(reference_path):
@@ -164,9 +168,9 @@ def test_reduce_bck_option_mismatch(nexus_dir):
         sequence_number = ws.getRun().getProperty("sequence_number").value[0]
         template_data = template.read_template(template_path, sequence_number)
         template_data.background_roi = template_data.background_roi[:2]
+        template_data.two_backgrounds = True
         workflow.reduce(ws, template_data, output_dir=output_dir,
-                        average_overlap=False,
-                        functional_background=True)
+                        average_overlap=False)
 
     reference_path = 'data/reference_rq.txt'
     if os.path.isfile(reference_path):