diff --git a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/MicroEventContent_cff.py b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/MicroEventContent_cff.py
index b528fa840256c..fc15fead75646 100644
--- a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/MicroEventContent_cff.py
+++ b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/MicroEventContent_cff.py
@@ -98,5 +98,8 @@
     outputCommands = cms.untracked.vstring(MicroEventContent.outputCommands)
 )
 MicroEventContentMC.outputCommands += MicroEventContentGEN.outputCommands
-MicroEventContentMC.outputCommands += ['keep *_slimmedGenJets*_*_*']
+MicroEventContentMC.outputCommands += [
+                                        'keep *_slimmedGenJets_*_*',
+                                        'keep *_slimmedGenJetsAK8_*_*'
+                                      ]