diff --git a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/puppiForMET_cff.py b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/puppiForMET_cff.py
index 27a1bea045697..2d26c02350157 100644
--- a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/puppiForMET_cff.py
+++ b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/puppiForMET_cff.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ def makePuppies( process ):
 
 def makePuppiesFromMiniAOD( process, createScheduledSequence=False ):
     task = getPatAlgosToolsTask(process)
-    process.load('CommonTools.ParticleFlow.pfCHS_cff')
+    from CommonTools.ParticleFlow.pfCHS_cff import packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME
+    setattr(process, "packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME", packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME.clone())
     task.add(process.packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME)
     process.load('CommonTools.PileupAlgos.Puppi_cff')
     task.add(process.puppi)
@@ -30,5 +31,7 @@ def makePuppiesFromMiniAOD( process, createScheduledSequence=False ):
 
     #making a sequence for people running the MET tool in scheduled mode
     if createScheduledSequence:
-        puppiMETSequence = cms.Sequence(process.packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME*process.puppi*process.puppiNoLep)
+        puppiMETTask = cms.Task(process.packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME, process.puppi, process.puppiNoLep)
+        setattr(process, "puppiMETTask", puppiMETTask)
+        puppiMETSequence = cms.Sequence(puppiMETTask)
         setattr(process, "puppiMETSequence", puppiMETSequence)
diff --git a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/tools/jetCollectionTools.py b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/tools/jetCollectionTools.py
index f39e4b0a90c16..01d00edfec39b 100644
--- a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/tools/jetCollectionTools.py
+++ b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/tools/jetCollectionTools.py
@@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ def addRecoJetCollection(self,
         #
         elif recoJetInfo.jetPUMethod == "chs":
           from CommonTools.ParticleFlow.pfCHS_cff import pfCHS, packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME
+          self.addProcessAndTask(proc, "packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME", packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME.clone())
+          self.prerequisites.append("packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME")
           self.addProcessAndTask(proc, pfCand, pfCHS.clone())
-          self.prerequisites.append(process.packedPrimaryVertexAssociationJME)
           self.prerequisites.append(pfCand)
         #
         # PUPPI
diff --git a/PhysicsTools/PatUtils/python/tools/runMETCorrectionsAndUncertainties.py b/PhysicsTools/PatUtils/python/tools/runMETCorrectionsAndUncertainties.py
index 739cc55562a12..a37b20ba73048 100644
--- a/PhysicsTools/PatUtils/python/tools/runMETCorrectionsAndUncertainties.py
+++ b/PhysicsTools/PatUtils/python/tools/runMETCorrectionsAndUncertainties.py
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ def getMETUncertainties(self, process, metType, metModName, electronCollection,
         # PFPhotons :
         #------------
         pfPhotons = cms.EDFilter("CandPtrSelector",
-                                 src = pfCandCollection,
+                                 src = pfCandCollection if self._parameters["Puppi"].value or not self._parameters["onMiniAOD"].value else cms.InputTag("pfCHS"),
                                  cut = cms.string("abs(pdgId) = 22")
                                  )
         addToProcessAndTask("pfPhotons"+postfix, pfPhotons, process, task)