diff --git a/TileCalorimeter/TileConditions/python/TileInfoConfigurator.py b/TileCalorimeter/TileConditions/python/TileInfoConfigurator.py
index 0e0e73c0cf8b60c09da876d43213681460f07e2f..f182a652d08c6f0069c35a767f168d5d29821b25 100644
--- a/TileCalorimeter/TileConditions/python/TileInfoConfigurator.py
+++ b/TileCalorimeter/TileConditions/python/TileInfoConfigurator.py
@@ -99,8 +99,12 @@ class _TileInfoConfigurator( TileInfoLoader ):
         #from .TileCondToolConf import getTileCondToolNoiseRawChn
         #ToolSvc += getTileCondToolNoiseRawChn('COOL')
 
-        from Digitization.DigitizationFlags import digitizationFlags
-        if not digitizationFlags.doXingByXingPileUp():
+        from PyUtils.moduleExists import moduleExists
+        doXingByXingPileUp = False
+        if moduleExists ('Digitization'):
+            from Digitization.DigitizationFlags import digitizationFlags
+            doXingByXingPileUp = digitizationFlags.doXingByXingPileUp()
+        if not doXingByXingPileUp:
             self.msg.info("Changing default TileCondToolTiming configuration to COOL source")
             from .TileCondToolConf import getTileCondToolTiming
             getTileCondToolTiming('COOL',type)