diff --git a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/Root/BunchCrossingToolBase.cxx b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/Root/BunchCrossingToolBase.cxx
index f98f25c5e6c53607d04809fb48180222885bb507..f512daa6c9a7c99d162432cb7814113a23c837cc 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/Root/BunchCrossingToolBase.cxx
+++ b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/Root/BunchCrossingToolBase.cxx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Trig {
         m_bunchTrains() {
 
       /// Declare the properties of the tool:
-      declareProperty( "MaxBunchSpacing", m_maxBunchSpacing = 150 );
+      declareProperty( "MaxBunchSpacing", m_maxBunchSpacing = 75 );
       declareProperty( "FrontLength", m_frontLength = 300 );
       declareProperty( "TailLength", m_tailLength = 300 );
    }
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/python/BunchCrossingTool.py b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/python/BunchCrossingTool.py
index abcf3ceaee0800076c1a4767ea2fc65f3316b57d..f407688fd0f27142b3be7b6c184b8542d145bc72 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/python/BunchCrossingTool.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/python/BunchCrossingTool.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def TrigConfBunchCrossingTool():
     __tool = Trig__TrigConfBunchCrossingTool( __defaultToolName )
 
     # Create a default configuration for it:
-    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 150
+    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 75
     __tool.FrontLength = 300
     __tool.TailLength = 300
 #    __tool.FilledBunchNames = [ "Paired", "Filled" ]
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def MCBunchCrossingTool():
     __tool = Trig__MCBunchCrossingTool( __defaultToolName )
 
     # Create a default configuration for it:
-    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 150
+    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 75
     __tool.FrontLength = 300
     __tool.TailLength = 300
     __tool.MinBunchIntensity = 0.1
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def LHCBunchCrossingTool():
     __tool = Trig__LHCBunchCrossingTool( __defaultToolName )
 
     # Create a default configuration for it:
-    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 150
+    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 75
     __tool.FrontLength = 300
     __tool.TailLength = 300
     __tool.IntensityChannel = 1
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def WebBunchCrossingTool():
     __tool = Trig__WebBunchCrossingTool( __defaultToolName )
 
     # Create a default configuration for it:
-    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 150
+    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 75
     __tool.FrontLength = 300
     __tool.TailLength = 300
     __logger.info( "Set the default values for the WebBunchCrossingTool configuration" )
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def StaticBunchCrossingTool():
     __tool = Trig__StaticBunchCrossingTool( __defaultToolName )
 
     # Create a default configuration for it:
-    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 150
+    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 75
     __tool.FrontLength = 300
     __tool.TailLength = 300
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def D3PDBunchCrossingTool():
     __tool = Trig__D3PDBunchCrossingTool( __defaultToolName )
 
     # Create a default configuration for it:
-    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 150
+    __tool.MaxBunchSpacing = 75
     __tool.FrontLength = 300
     __tool.TailLength = 300
 
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/test/ut_static_bunch_tool_test.cxx b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/test/ut_static_bunch_tool_test.cxx
index 0e96031f8ce4373a1a0c3a3baff75d103d903223..97ca65670599f20400372ac5be4eb20f4beb6116 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/test/ut_static_bunch_tool_test.cxx
+++ b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/test/ut_static_bunch_tool_test.cxx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ int main() {
    // Create the tool to be tested:
    Trig::StaticBunchCrossingTool tool;
    SIMPLE_CHECK( tool.setProperty( "OutputLevel", MSG::DEBUG ) );
+   SIMPLE_CHECK( tool.setProperty( "MaxBunchSpacing", 150 ) );
 
    // Try to load some configurations:
    SIMPLE_CHECK( tool.loadConfig( 1 ) );
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/test/ut_web_bunch_tool_test.cxx b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/test/ut_web_bunch_tool_test.cxx
index b7b85b93c2259eeaab89470ecaa9d6cb8460309d..d4ec6c001c6411e209cde3e9aa562793c1b00cf9 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/test/ut_web_bunch_tool_test.cxx
+++ b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigBunchCrossingTool/test/ut_web_bunch_tool_test.cxx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ int main() {
    SIMPLE_CHECK( tool.setProperty( "OutputLevel", MSG::DEBUG ) );
    SIMPLE_CHECK( tool.setProperty( "ServerAddress",
                                    "atlas-trigconf.cern.ch" ) );
+   SIMPLE_CHECK( tool.setProperty( "MaxBunchSpacing", 150 ) );
 
    // Try to load some configurations by key:
    SIMPLE_CHECK( tool.loadConfig( 104 ) );