diff --git a/benchmarks/barrel_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_electrons.sh b/benchmarks/barrel_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_electrons.sh
index 7b03df11288ecc0e6ea7496498eb553721d0b325..a8d6ed1e4babf88ad017ea435ff4b964357aaac9 100755
--- a/benchmarks/barrel_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_electrons.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/barrel_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_electrons.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}" ]] ; then 
-  export JUGGLER_DETECTOR="topside"
+  export JUGGLER_DETECTOR="reference_detector"
 fi
 
 if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}" ]] ; then 
diff --git a/benchmarks/barrel_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_particles.sh b/benchmarks/barrel_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_particles.sh
index 9266fad1c6778d8e5b19f8f372f6e2614b25936b..6f06f6254bd19c27cd6fb105f8ee7b8219e0c339 100755
--- a/benchmarks/barrel_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_particles.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/barrel_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_particles.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}" ]] ; then 
-  export JUGGLER_DETECTOR="topside"
+  export JUGGLER_DETECTOR="reference_detector"
 fi
 
 if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}" ]] ; then