diff --git a/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/src/CreateLumiBlockCollectionFromFile.cxx b/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/src/CreateLumiBlockCollectionFromFile.cxx
index a192e0a8a6b863468a9104421ac35625c62dae1a..4cff2a2911e0159a1720492fb483057a7097071f 100644
--- a/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/src/CreateLumiBlockCollectionFromFile.cxx
+++ b/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/src/CreateLumiBlockCollectionFromFile.cxx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ StatusCode CreateLumiBlockCollectionFromFile::initialize()
   ATH_MSG_INFO( "initialize() and create listeners" );
 
   ATH_CHECK(m_eventInfoKey.initialize());
-  ATH_CHECK(m_rchk.initialize());
+  ATH_CHECK(m_rchk.initialize(!m_streamName.empty()));
 
   ATH_CHECK( m_metaStore.retrieve() );