diff --git a/RecoPPS/Local/plugins/CTPPSPixelClusterProducer.cc b/RecoPPS/Local/plugins/CTPPSPixelClusterProducer.cc
index f845ac676e062..f901c6a1940ba 100644
--- a/RecoPPS/Local/plugins/CTPPSPixelClusterProducer.cc
+++ b/RecoPPS/Local/plugins/CTPPSPixelClusterProducer.cc
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 #include "RecoPPS/Local/interface/CTPPSPixelClusterProducer.h"
 
 CTPPSPixelClusterProducer::CTPPSPixelClusterProducer(const edm::ParameterSet &conf)
-    : tokenCTPPSPixelDigi_(
-          consumes<edm::DetSetVector<CTPPSPixelDigi> >(edm::InputTag(conf.getParameter<std::string>("label")))),
+    : tokenCTPPSPixelDigi_(consumes<edm::DetSetVector<CTPPSPixelDigi> >(conf.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("tag"))),
       tokenCTPPSPixelAnalysisMask_(esConsumes()),
       tokenGainCalib_(esConsumes()),
       verbosity_(conf.getUntrackedParameter<int>("RPixVerbosity")),
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ CTPPSPixelClusterProducer::~CTPPSPixelClusterProducer() {}
 void CTPPSPixelClusterProducer::fillDescriptions(edm::ConfigurationDescriptions &descriptions) {
   edm::ParameterSetDescription desc;
   desc.addUntracked<int>("RPixVerbosity", 0);
-  desc.add<std::string>("label", "ctppsPixelDigis");
+  desc.add<edm::InputTag>("tag", edm::InputTag("ctppsPixelDigis"));
   desc.add<int>("SeedADCThreshold", 2);
   desc.add<int>("ADCThreshold", 2);
   desc.add<double>("ElectronADCGain", 135.0);
diff --git a/RecoPPS/Local/plugins/CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer.cc b/RecoPPS/Local/plugins/CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer.cc
index 1958695182918..017bed075af7e 100644
--- a/RecoPPS/Local/plugins/CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer.cc
+++ b/RecoPPS/Local/plugins/CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer : public edm::stream::EDProducer<> {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 
 CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer::CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer(const edm::ParameterSet &parameterSet) {
-  inputTag_ = parameterSet.getParameter<std::string>("label");
+  inputTag_ = parameterSet.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("tag");
   verbosity_ = parameterSet.getUntrackedParameter<int>("verbosity");
   maxHitPerRomanPot_ = parameterSet.getParameter<int>("maxHitPerRomanPot");
   maxHitPerPlane_ = parameterSet.getParameter<int>("maxHitPerPlane");
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer::CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer(const edm::ParameterS
   trackFinder_->setListOfPlanes(listOfAllPlanes_);
   trackFinder_->initialize();
 
-  tokenCTPPSPixelRecHit_ = consumes<edm::DetSetVector<CTPPSPixelRecHit>>(edm::InputTag(inputTag_));
+  tokenCTPPSPixelRecHit_ = consumes<edm::DetSetVector<CTPPSPixelRecHit>>(inputTag_);
   tokenCTPPSGeometry_ = esConsumes<CTPPSGeometry, VeryForwardRealGeometryRecord>();
 
   produces<edm::DetSetVector<CTPPSPixelLocalTrack>>();
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer::~CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer() {}
 void CTPPSPixelLocalTrackProducer::fillDescriptions(edm::ConfigurationDescriptions &descriptions) {
   edm::ParameterSetDescription desc;
 
-  desc.add<std::string>("label", "ctppsPixelRecHits")
-      ->setComment("label of the RecHits input for the tracking algorithm");
+  desc.add<edm::InputTag>("tag", edm::InputTag("ctppsPixelRecHits"))
+      ->setComment("inputTag of the RecHits input for the tracking algorithm");
   desc.add<std::string>("patternFinderAlgorithm", "RPixRoadFinder")->setComment("algorithm type for pattern finder");
   desc.add<std::string>("trackFinderAlgorithm", "RPixPlaneCombinatoryTracking")
       ->setComment("algorithm type for track finder");