diff --git a/DQM/Integration/python/clients/visualization-live-secondInstance_cfg.py b/DQM/Integration/python/clients/visualization-live-secondInstance_cfg.py
index 30c0329cf09f1..4424d510d2cd7 100644
--- a/DQM/Integration/python/clients/visualization-live-secondInstance_cfg.py
+++ b/DQM/Integration/python/clients/visualization-live-secondInstance_cfg.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
 del process._Process__outputmodules["FEVToutput"]
 
 process.FEVToutput = cms.OutputModule("JsonWritingTimeoutPoolOutputModule",
-#    SelectEvents = oldo.SelectEvents,
     splitLevel = oldo.splitLevel,
     outputCommands = oldo.outputCommands,
     fileName = oldo.fileName,
@@ -92,6 +91,9 @@
     outputPath = cms.untracked.string(outDir),
 )
 
+if hasattr(oldo, 'SelectEvents'):
+    process.FEVToutput.SelectEvents = oldo.SelectEvents
+
 process.DQMMonitoringService = cms.Service("DQMMonitoringService")
 
 dump = False