diff --git a/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_reco.py b/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_reco.py
index f933359c7d5659e7e6bf100651373e86d3bf905b..b4a8f42534cdf6eb2d58069f1e920d7741c48ce2 100644
--- a/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_reco.py
+++ b/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_reco.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ if 'athena' in detector_name:
     has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
 if 'ecce' in detector_name and 'imaging' in detector_config:
     has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
+if 'epic' in detector_name and 'imaging' in detector_config:
+    has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
 
 # input arguments from calibration file
 with open(f'{detector_path}/calibrations/emcal_barrel_calibration.json') as f:
diff --git a/benchmarks/ecal/options/barrel.py b/benchmarks/ecal/options/barrel.py
index 1ed18456b6f206c574adb2c3113def77f61a5668..f60d03ffeb16cd4765d310297411c58f6eca5ad3 100644
--- a/benchmarks/ecal/options/barrel.py
+++ b/benchmarks/ecal/options/barrel.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ if 'athena' in detector_name:
     has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
 if 'ecce' in detector_name and 'imaging' in detector_config:
     has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
+if 'epic' in detector_name and 'imaging' in detector_config:
+    has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
 
 # input and output
 input_sims = [f.strip() for f in str.split(os.environ["JUGGLER_SIM_FILE"], ",") if f.strip()]
diff --git a/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/options/hybrid_cluster.py b/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/options/hybrid_cluster.py
index 9125f41870d5a4ffb73a5bf6aff84015503226f7..172efc1a0cc3971e4909eabeb985e4c7414252ee 100644
--- a/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/options/hybrid_cluster.py
+++ b/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/options/hybrid_cluster.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ if 'athena' in detector_name:
     has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
 if 'ecce' in detector_name and 'imaging' in detector_config:
     has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
+if 'epic' in detector_name and 'imaging' in detector_config:
+    has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
 
 # input arguments from calibration file
 with open(f'{detector_path}/calibrations/emcal_barrel_calibration.json') as f:
diff --git a/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/options/scfi_cluster.py b/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/options/scfi_cluster.py
index 8cd2259f7525f7dda42f84356b170b73f88d948a..80cfcd8a935375575e391698ee7cbf76d3af9aa8 100644
--- a/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/options/scfi_cluster.py
+++ b/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/options/scfi_cluster.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ if 'athena' in detector_name:
     has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
 if 'ecce' in detector_name and 'imaging' in detector_config:
     has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
+if 'epic' in detector_name and 'imaging' in detector_config:
+    has_ecal_barrel_scfi = True
 
 # input arguments from calibration file
 with open(f'{detector_path}/calibrations/emcal_barrel_calibration.json') as f: