diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/PhysicsValidation/PhysValMonitoring/share/PhysValMET_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/PhysicsValidation/PhysValMonitoring/share/PhysValMET_jobOptions.py
index 6a61d3075eba68ed624ffd7844d9aa60f725d831..20113aa0600ac30cd40cd3f0374c2522a7c04d8f 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/PhysicsValidation/PhysValMonitoring/share/PhysValMET_jobOptions.py
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/PhysicsValidation/PhysValMonitoring/share/PhysValMET_jobOptions.py
@@ -41,8 +41,22 @@ phoseltool = CfgMgr.AsgPhotonIsEMSelector("PhotonIsEMSelectionTool",
                                            WorkingPoint="TightPhoton")
 tool1.PhotonIsEMSelectionTool = phoseltool
 
+from ROOT import TauAnalysisTools
+SelectionCuts = TauAnalysisTools.SelectionCuts
+
 tauseltool = CfgMgr.TauAnalysisTools__TauSelectionTool("TauSelectionTool")
 tool1.TauSelectionTool = tauseltool
 
+tool1.TauSelectionTool.ConfigPath = ""
+tool1.TauSelectionTool.SelectionCuts \
+    = int(SelectionCuts.CutPt | SelectionCuts.CutAbsEta |
+          SelectionCuts.CutAbsCharge | SelectionCuts.CutNTrack)
+tool1.TauSelectionTool.PtMin = 20.0
+tool1.TauSelectionTool.JetIDWP = TauAnalysisTools.JETIDNONE
+tool1.TauSelectionTool.EleOLR = False
+tool1.TauSelectionTool.NTracks = (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
+tool1.TauSelectionTool.AbsCharges = (0, 1, 2, 3)
+tool1.TauSelectionTool.AbsEtaRegion = (0.0, 1.37, 1.52, 2.5)
+
 monMan = CfgMgr.AthenaMonManager("PhysValMonManager")
 monMan.AthenaMonTools += [ tool1 ]