diff --git a/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/allTrackMCMatch_cfi.py b/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/allTrackMCMatch_cfi.py
index 3bfa0e3d16567..e5b38cee41f84 100644
--- a/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/allTrackMCMatch_cfi.py
+++ b/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/allTrackMCMatch_cfi.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-allTrackMCMatch = cms.EDFilter("GenParticleMatchMerger",
-    src = cms.VInputTag(cms.InputTag("trackMCMatch"), cms.InputTag("standAloneMuonsMCMatch"), cms.InputTag("globalMuonsMCMatch"))
-)
+allTrackMCMatch = cms.EDProducer("GenParticleMatchMerger",
+                                 src = cms.VInputTag(cms.InputTag("trackMCMatch"),
+                                                     cms.InputTag("standAloneMuonsMCMatch"),
+                                                     cms.InputTag("globalMuonsMCMatch")))
 
 
diff --git a/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/globalMuonsMCMatch_cfi.py b/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/globalMuonsMCMatch_cfi.py
index 4a947991ee479..e9a17e8c7b76f 100644
--- a/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/globalMuonsMCMatch_cfi.py
+++ b/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/globalMuonsMCMatch_cfi.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     trackingParticles = cms.InputTag("mix","MergedTrackTruth"),
     tracks = cms.InputTag("globalMuons"),
     genParticles = cms.InputTag("genParticles"),
-    associator = cms.InputTag('trackAssociatorByHits')
+    associator = cms.string('trackAssociatorByHits'),
+    throwOnMissingTPCollection = cms.bool(True)
 )
 
 
diff --git a/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/standAloneMuonsMCMatch_cfi.py b/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/standAloneMuonsMCMatch_cfi.py
index f78a0a489015e..074fa64107894 100644
--- a/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/standAloneMuonsMCMatch_cfi.py
+++ b/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/standAloneMuonsMCMatch_cfi.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     trackingParticles = cms.InputTag("mix","MergedTrackTruth"),
     tracks = cms.InputTag("standAloneMuons"),
     genParticles = cms.InputTag("genParticles"),
-    associator = cms.InputTag('trackAssociatorByHits')
+    associator = cms.string('trackAssociatorByHits'),
+    throwOnMissingTPCollection = cms.bool(True)
 )
 
 
diff --git a/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/trackMCMatch_cfi.py b/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/trackMCMatch_cfi.py
index 18993db9610dd..2b2db62f4bc50 100644
--- a/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/trackMCMatch_cfi.py
+++ b/SimTracker/TrackAssociation/python/trackMCMatch_cfi.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     trackingParticles = cms.InputTag("mix","MergedTrackTruth"),
     tracks = cms.InputTag("generalTracks"),
     genParticles = cms.InputTag("genParticles"),
-    associator = cms.string('TrackAssociatorByHits'),
+    associator = cms.string('trackAssociatorByHits'),
     throwOnMissingTPCollection = cms.bool(True)
 )