diff --git a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExRecoTest/share/RecExRecoTest_ART_egamma_fromESD.py b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExRecoTest/share/RecExRecoTest_ART_egamma_fromESD.py
index 1d07e1c9bb095f782a196a825046636ca99be051..0295874656d4165712c2326a2692d436265ad551 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExRecoTest/share/RecExRecoTest_ART_egamma_fromESD.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExRecoTest/share/RecExRecoTest_ART_egamma_fromESD.py
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ jobproperties.CaloCellFlags.doLArDeadOTXCorr=False
 
 include( "CaloRec/CaloTopoCluster_jobOptions.py" )
 
+from egammaAlgs.egammaTopoClusterCopier import egammaTopoClusterCopier
+try:
+   egammaTopoClusterCopier()
+except Exception:
+   treatExeption("could not get handle to egammaTopoClusterCopier")
 
 include( "McParticleAlgs/TruthParticleBuilder_jobOptions.py" )