diff --git a/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetRecExample/share/InDetRecConditionsAccess.py b/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetRecExample/share/InDetRecConditionsAccess.py
index 3de09a128508dae9886f4156f4876bdb35b9b9f7..96d7fd8a18872df44bf6e5cf6246597dbce1636d 100644
--- a/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetRecExample/share/InDetRecConditionsAccess.py
+++ b/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetRecExample/share/InDetRecConditionsAccess.py
@@ -129,11 +129,17 @@ if DetFlags.pixel_on():
 
     if not hasattr(condSeq, "PixelDCSCondStateAlg"):
         from PixelConditionsAlgorithms.PixelConditionsAlgorithmsConf import PixelDCSCondStateAlg
-        condSeq += PixelDCSCondStateAlg(name="PixelDCSCondStateAlg")
+        alg = PixelDCSCondStateAlg(name="PixelDCSCondStateAlg")
+        if athenaCommonFlags.isOnline():
+            alg.ReadKeyState = ''
+        condSeq += alg
 
     if not hasattr(condSeq, "PixelDCSCondStatusAlg"):
         from PixelConditionsAlgorithms.PixelConditionsAlgorithmsConf import PixelDCSCondStatusAlg
-        condSeq += PixelDCSCondStatusAlg(name="PixelDCSCondStatusAlg")
+        alg = PixelDCSCondStatusAlg(name="PixelDCSCondStatusAlg")
+        if athenaCommonFlags.isOnline():
+            alg.ReadKeyStatus = ''
+        condSeq += alg
 
     if athenaCommonFlags.isOnline():
         if not conddb.folderRequested("/TDAQ/Resources/ATLAS/PIXEL/Modules"):