diff --git a/compact/definitions.xml b/compact/definitions.xml
index aa898adf3bbf4feb1f7da8b1bab1ab7a6907b6ce..9a710587c4a86fb131bf6d016660c27df40b6b3a 100644
--- a/compact/definitions.xml
+++ b/compact/definitions.xml
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ Examples:
 
     <comment> Global PID regions with suballocations for TOF and RICH detectors </comment>
     <constant name="ForwardPIDRegion_zmin"        value="CentralTrackingRegionP_zmax" />
-    <constant name="ForwardPIDRegion_length"      value="120.0*cm" />
+    <constant name="ForwardPIDRegion_length"      value="150.0*cm" />
 
     <comment> Forward TOF region currenlty empty for future upgrades </comment>
     <constant name="ForwardTOFRegion_zmin"        value="ForwardPIDRegion_zmin" />
diff --git a/compact/drich.xml b/compact/drich.xml
index 4b125ac2cbb104e2b9c03b147b15a40f009083e8..f5edde4b0759a11385e19ab2035550b5c4dfaeb5 100644
--- a/compact/drich.xml
+++ b/compact/drich.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 <!-- tank geometry: cylinder, holding the majority of detector components -->
 <constant name="DRICH_rmax2"              value="HcalBarrel_rmin-2*cm"/>  <!-- cylinder radius, near maximal to fit HCal barrel inner polygon -->
 <!-- snout geometry: cone with front radius rmax0 and back radius of rmax1 -->
-<constant name="DRICH_SnoutLength"        value="20.0*cm"/>
+<constant name="DRICH_SnoutLength"        value="30.0*cm"/>
 <constant name="DRICH_SnoutSlope"         value="DRICH_rmax2 / (DRICH_zmin + DRICH_Length)"/>
 <constant name="DRICH_rmax0"              value="DRICH_SnoutSlope * DRICH_zmin"/>
 <constant name="DRICH_rmax1"              value="DRICH_SnoutSlope * ( DRICH_zmin + DRICH_SnoutLength)"/>