diff --git a/benchmarks/LGC/optical_photon_count.py b/benchmarks/LGC/optical_photon_count.py
index 572dbae713650aeef9fa256f7e9c759dcdfb2eb3..101140f6c695061c4ed03da40f8662e5b45aac6a 100644
--- a/benchmarks/LGC/optical_photon_count.py
+++ b/benchmarks/LGC/optical_photon_count.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     qe_counts = ak.to_numpy(ak.sum(ak.unflatten(oph_qe, ak.num(lgc_hits['LightGasCherenkovHits.EDep'])), axis=-1))
 
     # plots
-    bins_npe = np.linspace(0, 120, 121)
+    bins_npe = np.linspace(1, 120, 120)
     bins_theta = np.linspace(5, 20, 91)
 
     # quantum efficiency curve
diff --git a/benchmarks/LGC/steering.py b/benchmarks/LGC/steering.py
index 19531e0242df39fff64a6b328026bc0c552b8ea3..81164b1526d60d75e7cde8c140ea5f317b3cb382 100644
--- a/benchmarks/LGC/steering.py
+++ b/benchmarks/LGC/steering.py
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ SIM.enableGun = True
 SIM.gun.position = (0., 0., "-300*cm")
 SIM.gun.energy = "5*GeV"
 SIM.gun.particle = "e-"
-SIM.gun.thetaMin = "8.0*deg"
-SIM.gun.thetaMax = "16.0*deg"
+SIM.gun.thetaMin = "5.0*deg"
+SIM.gun.thetaMax = "20.0*deg"
 SIM.gun.phiMin = "0.*deg"
 SIM.gun.phiMax = "360.*deg"
 SIM.gun.distribution = "cos(theta)"