diff --git a/igneous/task_creation/mesh.py b/igneous/task_creation/mesh.py
index 3856765b..6dfdc4e2 100644
--- a/igneous/task_creation/mesh.py
+++ b/igneous/task_creation/mesh.py
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ def create_meshing_tasks(
     mesh_dir=None, cdn_cache=False, dust_threshold=None,
     object_ids=None, progress=False, fill_missing=False,
     encoding='precomputed', spatial_index=True, sharded=False,
-    compress='gzip', closed_dataset_edges=True, dust_global=False
+    compress='gzip', closed_dataset_edges=True, dust_global=False,
+    remap_table=None,
   ):
   shape = Vec(*shape)
 
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ def task(self, shape, offset):
         sharded=sharded,
         compress=compress,
         closed_dataset_edges=closed_dataset_edges,
+        remap_table=remap_table,
       )
 
     def on_finish(self):
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ def on_finish(self):
           'compress': compress,
           'closed_dataset_edges': closed_dataset_edges,
           'dust_global': bool(dust_global),
+          'remap_table': remap_table,
         },
         'by': operator_contact(),
         'date': strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z'),
diff --git a/igneous/tasks/mesh/mesh.py b/igneous/tasks/mesh/mesh.py
index 74fc1014..dced51e6 100644
--- a/igneous/tasks/mesh/mesh.py
+++ b/igneous/tasks/mesh/mesh.py
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ def _remap(self, data):
     }
 
     remap = self.options['remap_table']
-    remap[0] = 0
+    if 0 not in remap:
+      remap[0] = 0
 
     data = fastremap.mask_except(data, list(remap.keys()), in_place=True)
     return fastremap.remap(data, remap, in_place=True)