diff --git a/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaRec/python/egammaRecFlags.py b/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaRec/python/egammaRecFlags.py
index 4667e9465606adeccac3582c4b2820f16124b9e6..8b2425563986febd35588cef08cc426238dac9ea 100755
--- a/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaRec/python/egammaRecFlags.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaRec/python/egammaRecFlags.py
@@ -59,8 +59,16 @@ class doBremFinding (egammaRecFlagsJobProperty):
     allowedTypes = ['bool']
     StoredValue = True
 
-# Other options
 
+class doVertexBuilding (egammaRecFlagsJobProperty):
+    """ switch for whether to do the conversion vertex building
+    """
+    statusOn = True
+    allowedTypes = ['bool']
+    StoredValue = True
+
+
+# Other options
 
 class doEgammaTruthAssociation (JobProperty):
     """ switch for truth association alg
@@ -144,7 +152,7 @@ jobproperties.add_Container(egammaRecFlags)
 
 # I want always the following flags in the container
 _list_Egamma = [Enabled, doEgammaCaloSeeded, doEgammaForwardSeeded,
-                doBremFinding, doConversions,
+                doBremFinding, doVertexBuilding, doConversions,
                 cellContainerName, doEgammaTruthAssociation,
                 clusterCorrectionVersion, calibMVAVersion, doSuperclusters,
                 inputTopoClusterCollection, egammaTopoClusterCollection]
diff --git a/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaRec/share/egammaRec_jobOptions.py b/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaRec/share/egammaRec_jobOptions.py
index d7edb912d2562dbb92f8010675075ab398af7838..1404a2e29c2594cf969283f93529f6c89b7afabc 100755
--- a/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaRec/share/egammaRec_jobOptions.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaRec/share/egammaRec_jobOptions.py
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ if not rec.doTruth():
 # GSF and vertex building need the inner detector
 if not DetFlags.detdescr.ID_on():
     jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doBremFinding = False
-    jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doConversions = False
+    jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doVertexBuilding = False
 
 # We can not run without having the Calo
 if not (rec.readESD() or jobproperties.CaloRecFlags.doCaloTopoCluster()):
     jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doEgammaCaloSeeded = False
     jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doEgammaForwardSeeded = False
-    
 
 
 # Function to schedule the GSF
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ def setupVertices():
         treatException(
             "Could not set up the conversion vertex building."
             "Switch vertex building off !")
-        jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doConversions = False
+        jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doVertexBuilding = False
 
 # Function to schedule the Topo cluster based egamma
 
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ def setupTruthAssociation():
 if jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doBremFinding():
     setupGSF()
 
-if jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doConversions():
+if jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doVertexBuilding():
     setupVertices()
 
 if jobproperties.egammaRecFlags.doEgammaCaloSeeded():