diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/MuonID/MuonSelectorTools/Root/MuonSelectionTool.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/MuonID/MuonSelectorTools/Root/MuonSelectionTool.cxx
index 7a40b620e96ec788060eba75f363c6a397f6eb5e..f9047dd7dd874e9739d96511b562aefa2fe0313f 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/MuonID/MuonSelectorTools/Root/MuonSelectionTool.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/MuonID/MuonSelectorTools/Root/MuonSelectionTool.cxx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace CP {
     declareProperty( "ExpertDevelopMode", m_developMode = false );
     // these are for debugging / testing, *not* for general use!
     declareProperty( "CustomInputFolder", m_custom_dir = "");
-    declareProperty( "TrtCutOff", m_TrtCutOff = false );
+    declareProperty( "TrtCutOff", m_TrtCutOff = true );
     declareProperty( "SctCutOff", m_SctCutOff = false );
     declareProperty( "PixCutOff", m_PixCutOff = false );
     declareProperty( "SiHolesCutOff", m_SiHolesCutOff = false );