diff --git a/EcalAlCaRecoProducers/python/alcaSkimming.py b/EcalAlCaRecoProducers/python/alcaSkimming.py
index 4e0e7dc35b3..d7751eaca71 100644
--- a/EcalAlCaRecoProducers/python/alcaSkimming.py
+++ b/EcalAlCaRecoProducers/python/alcaSkimming.py
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@
 
 if(options.type=="MINIAODNTUPLE" ):
     myEleCollection= cms.InputTag("slimmedElectrons")
+    process.zNtupleDumper.fixRecalToNTuple= cms.bool(False)
 recalibElectronSrc = cms.InputTag("electronRecalibSCAssociator") #now done by EcalRecal(process)
 
 process.MinEleNumberFilter.src = myEleCollection
@@ -821,8 +822,8 @@
     process.outputALCARECO.outputCommands += process.OutALCARECOEcalRecalElectron.outputCommands
     process.outputALCARECO.fileName=cms.untracked.string('EcalRecalElectron.root')
 #    process.MinEleNumberFilter.src = recalibElectronSrc
-    process.zNtupleDumper.WZSkimResultsCollection = cms.InputTag('TriggerResults::RECO') ## how and why and where is it used?
-
+#    process.zNtupleDumper.WZSkimResultsCollection = cms.InputTag('TriggerResults::RECO') ## how and why and where is it used?
+    process.zNtupleDumper.WZSkimResultsCollection = cms.InputTag('TriggerResults')
     for ps in     process.egmGsfElectronIDs.physicsObjectIDs:
         for cutflow in ps.idDefinition.cutFlow:
             if(cutflow.cutName == cms.string('GsfEleCalPFClusterIsoCut') or 
diff --git a/ZNtupleDumper/plugins/ZNtupleDumper.cc b/ZNtupleDumper/plugins/ZNtupleDumper.cc
index 28399d7da30..3e1533f8033 100644
--- a/ZNtupleDumper/plugins/ZNtupleDumper.cc
+++ b/ZNtupleDumper/plugins/ZNtupleDumper.cc
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class ZNtupleDumper : public edm::EDAnalyzer
 	std::vector< std::string> hltPaths, SelectEvents;
 private:
 	std::string ntupleFileName;
-
+	bool fixRecalToNTuple_;
 	bool doExtraCalibTree; ///< bool to activate the dump of the extra calib tree for E/p ICs
 	bool doExtraStudyTree; ///< bool to activate the dump of the extra tree for study with values for single recHits
 	bool doEleIDTree;      ///< bool to activate the dump of the electronID variables in a separate tree
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ ZNtupleDumper::ZNtupleDumper(const edm::ParameterSet& iConfig):
 	hltPaths(iConfig.getParameter< std::vector<std::string> >("hltPaths")),
 	SelectEvents(iConfig.getParameter<std::vector<std::string> >("SelectEvents")),
 	ntupleFileName(iConfig.getParameter<std::string>("foutName")),
+	fixRecalToNTuple_(iConfig.getParameter<bool>("fixRecalToNTuple")),
 	doExtraCalibTree(iConfig.getParameter<bool>("doExtraCalibTree")),
 	doExtraStudyTree(iConfig.getParameter<bool>("doExtraStudyTree")),
 	doEleIDTree(iConfig.getParameter<bool>("doEleIDTree")),
@@ -688,10 +689,11 @@ void ZNtupleDumper::analyze(const edm::Event& iEvent, const edm::EventSetup& iSe
 			//std::cout << "skip event: " << skipEvent << "\t" << eventType << std::endl;
 			//assert(!skipEvent);
 			eventTypeCounter[eventType]++;
-			if(skipEvent) return; // event not coming from any skim or paths
+			if(skipEvent && !fixRecalToNTuple_) return; // event not coming from any skim or paths
 		}
 	}
-
+//	std::cout<<std::endl<<" Event Type = "<<eventType<<std::endl;
+	if(fixRecalToNTuple_) eventType = UNKNOWN;
 	//------------------------------ CONVERSIONS
 	iEvent.getByToken(conversionsProducerToken_, conversionsHandle);
 
diff --git a/ZNtupleDumper/python/zntupledumper_cfi.py b/ZNtupleDumper/python/zntupledumper_cfi.py
index 2093a3b309e..e676c37ce4d 100644
--- a/ZNtupleDumper/python/zntupledumper_cfi.py
+++ b/ZNtupleDumper/python/zntupledumper_cfi.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
                                metCollection = cms.InputTag('pfMet'),
                                triggerResultsCollection = cms.InputTag('TriggerResults::HLT'),
                                foutName = cms.string("ZShervinNtuple.root"),
+			       fixRecalToNTuple = cms.bool(False),
                                doStandardTree = cms.bool(True),
                                doExtraCalibTree = cms.bool(False),
                                doExtraStudyTree = cms.bool(False),