diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2223f7a1aa1891f6b2d50bef88ee769582c8c5af..4e6641094b9af05ff5a49972b93cfc4a1a429c1d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,6 @@ __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class
 .ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# ROOT file
+*.root
diff --git a/JugDigi/tests/options/example_crystalendcapsdigi.py b/JugDigi/tests/options/example_crystalendcapsdigi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..62a983d445daac2e94b9780c7ba3b2bcbffcf696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/JugDigi/tests/options/example_crystalendcapsdigi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from Gaudi.Configuration import *
+
+from GaudiKernel.DataObjectHandleBase import DataObjectHandleBase
+from Configurables import ApplicationMgr, EICDataSvc, PodioOutput, GeoSvc
+
+geo_service  = GeoSvc("GeoSvc")
+podioevent   = EICDataSvc("EventDataSvc", inputs=["output_emcal_electrons_npsim.root"], OutputLevel=DEBUG)
+
+from Configurables import PodioInput
+from Configurables import Jug__Digi__CrystalEndcapsDigi as CrystalEndcapsDigi
+
+podioinput = PodioInput("PodioReader", collections=["mcparticles","EcalHits"], OutputLevel=DEBUG)
+emcaldigi = CrystalEndcapsDigi(inputHitCollection="EcalHits",outputHitCollection="RawDigiEcalHits")
+
+out = PodioOutput("out", filename="digi_emcal_electrons_npsim.root")
+out.outputCommands = ["keep *"]
+
+ApplicationMgr(
+    TopAlg = [podioinput, emcaldigi, out],
+    EvtSel = 'NONE',
+    EvtMax   = 100,
+    ExtSvc = [podioevent],
+    OutputLevel=DEBUG
+ )
+