diff --git a/ecal/emcal_electrons.sh b/ecal/emcal_electrons.sh
index 5a8b182330abde55d5830d074e8802f2b11516f1..eac567922c74eb37afab830aee48df824274695b 100644
--- a/ecal/emcal_electrons.sh
+++ b/ecal/emcal_electrons.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ if [[ "$?" -ne "0" ]] ; then
   echo "ERROR running npdet"
   exit 1
 fi
-xenv -x ${JUGGLER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/Juggler.xenv gaudirun.py ../ecal/options/crystal_calorimeter_reco.py
+xenv -x ${JUGGLER_INSTALL_PREFIX}/Juggler.xenv \
+  gaudirun.py ../ecal/options/crystal_calorimeter_reco.py
 if [[ "$?" -ne "0" ]] ; then
   echo "ERROR running juggler"
   exit 1
diff --git a/ecal/options/crystal_calorimeter_reco.py b/ecal/options/crystal_calorimeter_reco.py
index d6ef2b61ad72d25f2d1924359dce66351b870076..fa85b808b7f964c69c4b4d0122cf10fdc648224d 100644
--- a/ecal/options/crystal_calorimeter_reco.py
+++ b/ecal/options/crystal_calorimeter_reco.py
@@ -10,9 +10,22 @@ if "JUGGLER_DETECTOR" in os.environ :
   detector_name = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_DETECTOR"])
 
 # todo add checks
-input_sim_file  = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_SIM_FILE"])
-output_rec_file = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_REC_FILE"])
-n_events = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_N_EVENTS"])
+input_sim_file = "jug_input.root"
+if "JUGGLER_SIM_FILE" in os.environ :
+  input_sim_file  = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_SIM_FILE"])
+else :
+    print(" ERROR : JUGGLER_SIM_FILE not set" )
+
+output_rec_file = "jug_rec.root"
+if "JUGGLER_REC_FILE" in os.environ :
+  output_rec_file = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_REC_FILE"])
+else :
+    print(" ERROR : JUGGLER_REC_FILE not set" )
+
+
+n_events = 100
+if "JUGGLER_N_EVENTS" in os.environ :
+  n_events = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_N_EVENTS"])
 
 geo_service  = GeoSvc("GeoSvc", detectors=["{}.xml".format(detector_name)])
 podioevent   = EICDataSvc("EventDataSvc", inputs=[input_sim_file], OutputLevel=DEBUG)
@@ -31,15 +44,28 @@ from Configurables import Jug__Reco__ClusterRecoCoG as RecoCoG
 podioinput = PodioInput("PodioReader", collections=["mcparticles","CrystalEcalHits"], OutputLevel=DEBUG)
 
 ## copiers to get around input --> output copy bug. Note the "2" appended to the output collection.
-copier = MCCopier("MCCopier", inputCollection="mcparticles", outputCollection="mcparticles2",OutputLevel=DEBUG) 
+copier    = MCCopier("MCCopier", inputCollection="mcparticles", outputCollection="mcparticles2",OutputLevel=DEBUG) 
 calcopier = CalCopier("CalCopier", inputCollection="CrystalEcalHits", outputCollection="CrystalEcalHits2",OutputLevel=DEBUG) 
 
-emcaldigi = CrystalEndcapsDigi("ecal_digi", inputHitCollection="CrystalEcalHits", outputHitCollection="RawDigiEcalHits")
-emcalreco = CrystalEndcapsReco("ecal_reco", inputHitCollection="RawDigiEcalHits", outputHitCollection="RecoEcalHits",
-                               minModuleEdep=1.0*units.MeV)
-emcalcluster = IslandCluster("emcal_cluster", inputHitCollection="RecoEcalHits", outputClusterCollection="EcalClusters",
-                             minClusterCenterEdep=30*units.MeV, groupRange=2.0)
-clusterreco = RecoCoG("cluster_reco", clusterCollection="EcalClusters", logWeightBase=4.2, moduleDimZName="CrystalBox_z_length")
+emcaldigi = CrystalEndcapsDigi("ecal_digi", 
+        inputHitCollection="CrystalEcalHits", 
+        outputHitCollection="RawDigiEcalHits")
+
+emcalreco = CrystalEndcapsReco("ecal_reco", 
+        inputHitCollection="RawDigiEcalHits", 
+        outputHitCollection="RecoEcalHits",
+        minModuleEdep=0.00001*units.MeV)
+
+emcalcluster = IslandCluster("emcal_cluster", 
+        inputHitCollection="RecoEcalHits", 
+        outputClusterCollection="EcalClusters",
+        minClusterCenterEdep=0.00001*units.MeV, 
+        groupRange=2.0)
+
+clusterreco = RecoCoG("cluster_reco", 
+        clusterCollection="EcalClusters", 
+        logWeightBase=4.2, 
+        moduleDimZName="CrystalBox_z_length")
 
 out = PodioOutput("out", filename=output_rec_file)
 
diff --git a/ecal/scripts/emcal_electrons.cxx b/ecal/scripts/emcal_electrons.cxx
index 9ef64b872ee75ed1ac32915aff44241f972e6d28..7707f24a0207a19dd075d8c8f0f1a5778519461f 100644
--- a/ecal/scripts/emcal_electrons.cxx
+++ b/ecal/scripts/emcal_electrons.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ using namespace HepMC3;
 void emcal_electrons(int n_events = 1e2, double e_start = 1.0, double e_end = 1.0,
                      const char* out_fname = "./data/emcal_electron_0GeVto30GeV_100kEvt.hepmc")
 {
-  double cos_theta_min = std::cos(M_PI * (120.0 / 180.0));
+  double cos_theta_min = std::cos(M_PI * (155.0 / 180.0));
   double cos_theta_max = std::cos(M_PI);
 
   WriterAscii hepmc_output(out_fname);