diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/MatrixInjector.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/MatrixInjector.py
index 7704a7dfeddb1..e14b189dfc137 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/MatrixInjector.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/MatrixInjector.py
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ def prepare(self,mReader, directories, mode='init'):
                     index=0
                     splitForThisWf=None
                     thisLabel=self.speciallabel
+                    if 'HARVESTGEN' in s[3]:
+                        thisLabel=thisLabel+"_gen"
                     processStrPrefix=''
                     setPrimaryDs=None
                     for step in s[3]: