diff --git a/topside/ecal_wAstroPixSiW.xml b/topside/ecal_wAstroPixSiW.xml
index 87a6b177dcd0fac4142fc8d848c15f0a055b7859..8b2af2ff613a59dcea9f1b1d1a873fb404671ac4 100644
--- a/topside/ecal_wAstroPixSiW.xml
+++ b/topside/ecal_wAstroPixSiW.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       calorimeterType="EM_BARREL">
       <dimensions numsides="EcalBarrelAstroPix_ModRepeat" rmin="EcalBarrelAstroPix_RMin" z="EcalBarrelAstroPix_Length"/>
       <staves vis="EcalBarrelVis"/>
-      <layer repeat="5">
+      <!-- <layer repeat="5">
         <slice material="Silicon" thickness="EcalBarrelAstroPix_SiliconThickness" sensitive="yes" limits="cal_limits"/>
         <slice material="Silicon" thickness="EcalBarrelAstroPix_ElectronicsThickness"/>
         <slice material="Copper" thickness="EcalBarrelAstroPix_CopperThickness"/>
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
         <slice material="CarbonFiber" thickness="EcalBarrelAstroPix_CarbonThickness"/>
         <slice material="TungstenDens24" thickness="EcalBarrelAstroPix_TungstenThickness2"/>
         <slice material="Air" thickness="EcalBarrelAstroPix_LayerSpacing - EcalBarrelAstroPix_TungstenThickness2"/>
-      </layer>
-      <layer repeat="5">
+      </layer> -->
+      <layer repeat="10">
         <slice material="Silicon" thickness="EcalBarrelAstroPix_SiliconThickness" sensitive="yes" limits="cal_limits"/>
         <slice material="Silicon" thickness="EcalBarrelAstroPix_ElectronicsThickness"/>
         <slice material="Copper" thickness="EcalBarrelAstroPix_CopperThickness"/>