diff --git a/RecoMuon/MuonIdentification/interface/MuonShowerDigiFiller.h b/RecoMuon/MuonIdentification/interface/MuonShowerDigiFiller.h
index 99491ab78b6e8..91457ff495330 100644
--- a/RecoMuon/MuonIdentification/interface/MuonShowerDigiFiller.h
+++ b/RecoMuon/MuonIdentification/interface/MuonShowerDigiFiller.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 class MuonShowerDigiFiller {
 public:
+  MuonShowerDigiFiller() {}
   MuonShowerDigiFiller(const edm::ParameterSet&, edm::ConsumesCollector&& iC);
 
   void getES(const edm::EventSetup& iSetup);
diff --git a/RecoMuon/MuonIdentification/plugins/MuonIdProducer.cc b/RecoMuon/MuonIdentification/plugins/MuonIdProducer.cc
index 7901e86d6c6aa..39f87e9fe1f7f 100644
--- a/RecoMuon/MuonIdentification/plugins/MuonIdProducer.cc
+++ b/RecoMuon/MuonIdentification/plugins/MuonIdProducer.cc
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ MuonIdProducer::MuonIdProducer(const edm::ParameterSet& iConfig)
   if (fillShowerDigis_ && fillMatching_) {
     edm::ParameterSet showerDigiParameters = iConfig.getParameter<edm::ParameterSet>("ShowerDigiFillerParameters");
     theShowerDigiFiller_ = std::make_unique<MuonShowerDigiFiller>(showerDigiParameters, consumesCollector());
+  } else {
+    theShowerDigiFiller_ = std::make_unique<MuonShowerDigiFiller>();  // to be used to call fillDefault only
   }
 
   if (fillCaloCompatibility_) {
@@ -888,7 +890,7 @@ void MuonIdProducer::fillMuonId(edm::Event& iEvent,
 
     matchedChamber.id = chamber.id;
 
-    if (fillShowerDigis_) {
+    if (fillShowerDigis_ && fillMatching_) {
       theShowerDigiFiller_->fill(matchedChamber);
     } else {
       theShowerDigiFiller_->fillDefault(matchedChamber);