diff --git a/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/Enums.py b/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/Enums.py
index 3e6a399c29b449dffa6d28d14a5d62f95a22b218..6fbb1d70419da4ed58ea9619f264f8bb99fe07f4 100644
--- a/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/Enums.py
+++ b/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/Enums.py
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ class ProductionStep(FlagEnum):
     Overlay = 'Overlay'
     FastChain = 'FastChain'
     Digitization = 'Digitization'
+    Reconstruction = 'Reconstruction'
diff --git a/Reconstruction/RecJobTransforms/python/RAWtoALL_Skeleton.py b/Reconstruction/RecJobTransforms/python/RAWtoALL_Skeleton.py
index 6edc77e3844070efd8273ea495a65fcca5faadf9..f73429efaa491ffdeb46647d039e2442ecb730af 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/RecJobTransforms/python/RAWtoALL_Skeleton.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/RecJobTransforms/python/RAWtoALL_Skeleton.py
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ def fromRunArgs(runArgs):
         ConfigFlags.Output.AODFileName = runArgs.outputAODFile
         log.info("---------- Configured AOD output")
 
+    from AthenaConfiguration.Enums import ProductionStep
+    ConfigFlags.Common.ProductionStep=ProductionStep.Reconstruction
+
     # TODO: DESD, DAOD and DRAW
 
     # outputHIST_R2AFile
diff --git a/Reconstruction/RecJobTransforms/test/RecoSteeringTest.py b/Reconstruction/RecJobTransforms/test/RecoSteeringTest.py
index 8370000c66def9f460d9c669ef6f31481a8eaeca..92a8cfb7031eebdd3727da8824869fe7c4ecfa2e 100755
--- a/Reconstruction/RecJobTransforms/test/RecoSteeringTest.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/RecJobTransforms/test/RecoSteeringTest.py
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ def _run(input):
     # test inputs
     if not flags.Input.Files:
         from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultTestFiles
+        from AthenaConfiguration.Enums import ProductionStep
         if input == "RAW":
             flags.Input.Files = defaultTestFiles.RAW
+            flags.Common.ProductionStep=ProductionStep.Reconstruction
         if input == "ESD":
             flags.Input.Files = defaultTestFiles.ESD
         if input == "RDO":
             flags.Input.Files = defaultTestFiles.RDO_RUN2
+            flags.Common.ProductionStep=ProductionStep.Reconstruction
 
     # Enable PerfMon
     flags.PerfMon.doFullMonMT = True