diff --git a/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/python/LumiBlockMuWriterDefault.py b/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/python/LumiBlockMuWriterDefault.py
index 2dc94cbb4084be178ca2541608236490c045203e..a288a0b163876872be49f6d4d0cd06598507bd65 100644
--- a/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/python/LumiBlockMuWriterDefault.py
+++ b/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/python/LumiBlockMuWriterDefault.py
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ from AthenaConfiguration.ComponentFactory import CompFactory
 from AthenaCommon.BeamFlags import jobproperties
 
 
-def LumiBlockMuWriterDefault (name = 'LumiBlockMuWriter'):
+def LumiBlockMuWriterDefault (name = 'LumiBlockMuWriter', sequence = None):
     from AthenaCommon.AlgSequence import AthSequencer
     from AthenaCommon.AlgSequence import AlgSequence
 
     condSeq = AthSequencer ('AthCondSeq')
     topSequence = AlgSequence()
-    if hasattr (condSeq, name) or hasattr (topSequence, name):
+    if (sequence and hasattr (sequence, name)) or hasattr (condSeq, name) or hasattr (topSequence, name):
         return
 
     LumiBlockMuWriter = CompFactory.LumiBlockMuWriter # LumiBlockComps
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ def LumiBlockMuWriterDefault (name = 'LumiBlockMuWriter'):
 
     # FIXME: If EventInfoCnvAlg is in topSequence, then this needs to come
     # after it.  Otherwise, schedule to condSeq so we'll be run early.
-    if cnvalg and cnvseq is topSequence:
-        topSequence += alg
+    if sequence:
+        sequence += alg
     else:
-        condSeq += alg
+        if cnvalg and cnvseq is topSequence:
+            topSequence += alg
+        else:
+            condSeq += alg
 
     from AthenaCommon.GlobalFlags  import globalflags
     from RecExConfig.ObjKeyStore import objKeyStore
diff --git a/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/python/LuminosityCondAlgDefault.py b/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/python/LuminosityCondAlgDefault.py
index c7c87b4684bcd84a19e744f1bc5c061eb8a170aa..61d09e6cdba97ef294932e4ad8457ae0cf3eef65 100644
--- a/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/python/LuminosityCondAlgDefault.py
+++ b/LumiBlock/LumiBlockComps/python/LuminosityCondAlgDefault.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 from AthenaCommon.Logging import logging
 from AthenaCommon.AlgSequence import AthSequencer
+from AthenaCommon.AthenaCommonFlags import athenaCommonFlags
 
 
 _isOnline = False
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ _isOnline = False
 
 def LuminosityCondAlgDefault (name = 'LuminosityCondAlg',
                               suffix = '',
-                              isOnline = None):
+                              isOnline = athenaCommonFlags.isOnline()):
     if name is None:
         name = 'LuminosityCondAlg' + suffix
 
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigHypothesis/TrigEgammaHypo/python/TrigEgammaFastCaloHypoTool.py b/Trigger/TrigHypothesis/TrigEgammaHypo/python/TrigEgammaFastCaloHypoTool.py
index 1e6cc0ea7fc7fdc1c83b993fe9bb7e0e9303f898..e79e14e6ce19aac36a3fd37e83631332e58fc89c 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigHypothesis/TrigEgammaHypo/python/TrigEgammaFastCaloHypoTool.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigHypothesis/TrigEgammaHypo/python/TrigEgammaFastCaloHypoTool.py
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ def TrigEgammaFastCaloHypoToolFromDict( d ):
     """ Use menu decoded chain dictionary to configure the tool """
     cparts = [i for i in d['chainParts'] if ((i['signature']=='Electron') or (i['signature']=='Photon'))]
 
-    from LumiBlockComps.LuminosityCondAlgDefault import LuminosityCondAlgOnlineDefault
-    LuminosityCondAlgOnlineDefault()    
+    from LumiBlockComps.LuminosityCondAlgDefault import LuminosityCondAlgDefault
+    LuminosityCondAlgDefault()
 
     #def __mult(cpart):
      #   return int( cpart['multiplicity'] )
diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone.py b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone.py
index 5b5c3d7e80507ef0cba506185cb61d2378e9df51..ca391ea9b078acf96d6bd388f00dd28e6be9a9ef 100644
--- a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone.py
+++ b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ if not ConfigFlags.Input.isMC:
     globalflags.DatabaseInstance='CONDBR2' if opt.useCONDBR2 else 'COMP200'
     ConfigFlags.IOVDb.DatabaseInstance=globalflags.DatabaseInstance()
 athenaCommonFlags.isOnline.set_Value_and_Lock(opt.isOnline)
+ConfigFlags.Common.isOnline = athenaCommonFlags.isOnline()
 
 log.info('Configured the following global flags:')
 globalflags.print_JobProperties()
@@ -349,26 +350,6 @@ if not hasattr(topSequence,"SGInputLoader"):
     theApp.exit(1)
 topSequence.SGInputLoader.FailIfNoProxy = opt.failIfNoProxy
 
-
-#--------------------------------------------------------------
-# Event Info setup
-#--------------------------------------------------------------
-# If no xAOD::EventInfo is found in a POOL file, schedule conversion from old EventInfo
-if ConfigFlags.Input.Format == 'POOL':
-    from RecExConfig.ObjKeyStore import objKeyStore
-    from PyUtils.MetaReaderPeeker import convert_itemList
-    objKeyStore.addManyTypesInputFile(convert_itemList(layout='#join'))
-    if objKeyStore.isInInput("xAOD::EventInfo"):
-        topSequence.SGInputLoader.Load += [( 'xAOD::EventInfo' , 'StoreGateSvc+EventInfo' )]
-    else:
-        from AthenaCommon.AlgSequence import AthSequencer
-        condSeq = AthSequencer("AthCondSeq")
-        if not hasattr(condSeq, "xAODMaker::EventInfoCnvAlg"):
-            from xAODEventInfoCnv.xAODEventInfoCnvAlgDefault import xAODEventInfoCnvAlgDefault
-            xAODEventInfoCnvAlgDefault(sequence=condSeq)
-else:
-    topSequence.SGInputLoader.Load += [( 'xAOD::EventInfo' , 'StoreGateSvc+EventInfo' )]
-
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Detector geometry
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -442,16 +423,40 @@ from TrigConfigSvc.TrigConfigSvcCfg import L1ConfigSvcCfg
 CAtoGlobalWrapper(L1ConfigSvcCfg,ConfigFlags)
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
-# HLT prep: RoIBResult and L1Decoder
+# Create main sequences
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# main HLT top sequence
 from AthenaCommon.CFElements import seqOR,parOR
 hltTop = seqOR("HLTTop")
 hltBeginSeq = parOR("HLTBeginSeq")
 hltTop += hltBeginSeq
 topSequence += hltTop
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------
+# Event Info setup
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------
+# If no xAOD::EventInfo is found in a POOL file, schedule conversion from old EventInfo
+if ConfigFlags.Input.Format == 'POOL':
+    from RecExConfig.ObjKeyStore import objKeyStore
+    from PyUtils.MetaReaderPeeker import convert_itemList
+    objKeyStore.addManyTypesInputFile(convert_itemList(layout='#join'))
+    if objKeyStore.isInInput("xAOD::EventInfo"):
+        topSequence.SGInputLoader.Load += [( 'xAOD::EventInfo' , 'StoreGateSvc+EventInfo' )]
+    else:
+        if not hasattr(hltBeginSeq, "xAODMaker::EventInfoCnvAlg"):
+            from xAODEventInfoCnv.xAODEventInfoCnvAlgDefault import xAODEventInfoCnvAlgDefault
+            xAODEventInfoCnvAlgDefault(sequence=hltBeginSeq)
+else:
+    topSequence.SGInputLoader.Load += [( 'xAOD::EventInfo' , 'StoreGateSvc+EventInfo' )]
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------
+# Add LumiBlockMuWriter creating xAOD::EventInfo decorations for pileup values
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------
+from LumiBlockComps.LumiBlockMuWriterDefault import LumiBlockMuWriterDefault
+LumiBlockMuWriterDefault(sequence=hltBeginSeq)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------
+# Add L1Decoder providing inputs to HLT
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------
 if opt.doL1Unpacking:
     if ConfigFlags.Input.Format == 'BS' or opt.doL1Sim:
         ConfigFlags.Trigger.L1Decoder.forceEnableAllChains = opt.forceEnableAllChains
@@ -628,11 +633,6 @@ include("TriggerTest/disableChronoStatSvcPrintout.py")
 if ConfigFlags.Input.isMC:
     svcMgr.MessageSvc.setError += ['HepMcParticleLink']
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------
-# Enable xAOD::EventInfo decorations for pileup values
-#-------------------------------------------------------------
-include ("LumiBlockComps/LumiBlockMuWriter_jobOptions.py")
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------
 # Apply modifiers
 #-------------------------------------------------------------