diff --git a/Control/AthenaCommon/python/AtlasUnixGeneratorJob.py b/Control/AthenaCommon/python/AtlasUnixGeneratorJob.py
index db89ace8026f4264768762a1f438f893c7a50271..2c6e7326208dcd07af6aaa717226732d73e0c6b8 100755
--- a/Control/AthenaCommon/python/AtlasUnixGeneratorJob.py
+++ b/Control/AthenaCommon/python/AtlasUnixGeneratorJob.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2018 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2019 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 ## @file AtlasUnixGeneratorJob.py
 ## @brief py-module to configure the Athena AppMgr for generator (UNIX) jobs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def _setupAtlasUnixGeneratorJob():
     from AthenaCommon.AlgSequence import AthSequencer
     topSequence = AthSequencer("AthAlgSeq")
     from xAODEventInfoCnv.xAODEventInfoCnvConf import xAODMaker__EventInfoCnvAlg
-    topSequence += xAODMaker__EventInfoCnvAlg()
+    topSequence += xAODMaker__EventInfoCnvAlg(DoBeginRun = False, AODKey = 'McEventInfo')
 
     return