diff --git a/Validation/RecoHI/python/TrackValidationHeavyIons_cff.py b/Validation/RecoHI/python/TrackValidationHeavyIons_cff.py
index 060ffe6bf13ed..00d4db0638000 100644
--- a/Validation/RecoHI/python/TrackValidationHeavyIons_cff.py
+++ b/Validation/RecoHI/python/TrackValidationHeavyIons_cff.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 hiTrackValidator = multiTrackValidator.clone(
     label_tp_effic = cms.InputTag("primaryChgSimTracks"),
     label_tp_fake  = cms.InputTag("cutsTPFake"),
+    trackCollectionForDrCalculation = cms.InputTag("cutsRecoTracks"),
     signalOnlyTP = cms.bool(False),
     skipHistoFit = cms.untracked.bool(True), # done in post-processing
     minpT = cms.double(1.0),