diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
index 14a1048dd69ab..db392077c71dd 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@ def lhegensim2018ml(fragment,howMuch):
                            '--era':'Run2_2018_pp_on_AA',
                            '-n':'10',
                            '--procModifiers':'approxSiStripClusters',
-                           '--customise_commands':'\"process.siStripDigisHLT.ProductLabel=\'rawDataCollector\'\"',
+                           '--customise_commands':'\"process.siStripDigisHLT.ProductLabel=\'rawDataCollector\';process.hltScalersRawToDigi.scalersInputTag=\'rawDataCollector\'\"',
                            '--process':'REHLT'
 }
 
@@ -2170,7 +2170,7 @@ def lhegensim2018ml(fragment,howMuch):
                         '--eventcontent':'REPACKRAW',
                         '--era':'Run3_pp_on_PbPb_approxSiStripClusters',
                         '-n':'10',
-                        '--customise_commands':'\"process.siStripDigisHLT.ProductLabel=\'rawDataCollector\'\"',
+                        '--customise_commands':'\"process.siStripDigisHLT.ProductLabel=\'rawDataCollector\';process.hltScalersRawToDigi.scalersInputTag=\'rawDataCollector\'\"',
                         '--process':'REHLT'
 }