diff --git a/Trigger/TrigAlgorithms/TrigT2CaloEgamma/python/TrigT2CaloEgammaConfig.py b/Trigger/TrigAlgorithms/TrigT2CaloEgamma/python/TrigT2CaloEgammaConfig.py
index dd12fb6ee5595795e8cf5993e630965edd98b298..573d90f48f2354758bf787246e31aa4f775812de 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigAlgorithms/TrigT2CaloEgamma/python/TrigT2CaloEgammaConfig.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigAlgorithms/TrigT2CaloEgamma/python/TrigT2CaloEgammaConfig.py
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ class T2CaloEgamma_eGamma_NoHad (T2CaloEgamma):
        #self.TimerNtuple="T2CaloEgamma.T2CaEgtTot"
        self.TrigEMClusterKey="TrigT2CaloEgamma"
        #self.Monitoring=False
-       #self.OutputLevel = DEBUG
        #self.AthenaMonTools += [t2catime]
        self.AthenaMonTools = [ TrigT2CaloEgammaValMonitoring(),
                                TrigT2CaloEgammaCosmicMonitoring(),
@@ -428,10 +427,8 @@ class T2CaloEgamma_ReFastAlgo (T2CaloEgammaReFastAlgo):
        
        if doRinger:
          from TrigT2CaloEgamma.TrigT2CaloEgammaConfig import RingerReFexConfig
-         from AthenaCommon.Constants import DEBUG
          ringer = RingerReFexConfig('ReFaAlgoRingerFexConfig')
          #ringer.RingsKey= recordable("L2CaloRinger")
-         ringer.OutputLevel = DEBUG
          ringer.RingerKey= RingerKey #"HLT_L2CaloRinger"
          ringer.trigDataAccessMT=svcMgr.TrigCaloDataAccessSvc
          ringer.ClustersName = ClustersName
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_data_v1Dev_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_data_v1Dev_build.py
index 0e5fab2a569f5456a2a31dde3b27c4b0a43367db..8e55dc677efe6e3496947775f3b841a07ed79cc2 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_data_v1Dev_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_data_v1Dev_build.py
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ test.art_type = 'build'
 test.exec_steps = [ex]
 test.check_steps = CheckSteps.default_check_steps(test)
 
+#Overwrite default msgcount steps
+msgcount = test.get_step("MessageCount")
+msgcount.info_threshold = 1200
+msgcount.other_threshold = 100
+msgcount.required = True # make the test exit code depend on this step
+
+
 # Overwrite default RegTest settings
 regtest = test.get_step('RegTest')
 regtest.regex = 'TrigSignatureMoniMT.*HLT_.*|TrigSignatureMoniMT.*-- #[0-9]+ (Events|Features).*'