diff --git a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExRecoTest/share/RecExRecoTest_ART_muons_fromESD.py b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExRecoTest/share/RecExRecoTest_ART_muons_fromESD.py
index eee05a6cadb173737032912a4defa636c7ff6964..ea23720d40792ec07851743b3707684476c8b7fd 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExRecoTest/share/RecExRecoTest_ART_muons_fromESD.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExRecoTest/share/RecExRecoTest_ART_muons_fromESD.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ muonRecFlags.doCalibNtuple = False # write calibration ntuple?
 rec.doTruth.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
 
 rec.doTrigger = False
+rec.doWriteAOD=True
 
 muonRecFlags.doStandalone.set_Value_and_Lock(True)
 muonRecFlags.doTrackPerformance    = True