diff --git a/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaValidation/test/test_electron.sh b/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaValidation/test/test_electron.sh
index 8d565ad9bae3e46bc4ac6762d3f689e65708e82e..0918e26944b381d2e32b9ff614305bde9c9ed56a 100755
--- a/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaValidation/test/test_electron.sh
+++ b/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaValidation/test/test_electron.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # art-type: grid
 # art-input: mc16_13TeV.423000.ParticleGun_single_electron_egammaET.recon.RDO.e3566_s3113_r9388
-# art-input-nfiles: 40
+# art-input-nfiles: 20
 # art-cores: 4
 # art-include: 21.0/Athena
 # art-include: master/Athena
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ case $ArtProcess in
 	unset  ATHENA_NUM_PROC
 	unset  ATHENA_PROC_NUMBER
 	
-	Reco_tf.py --inputRDOFile=$x --outputAODFile=Nightly_AOD_electron.pool.root --maxEvents=5 --autoConfiguration="everything" --preExec="rec.doTrigger=False; rec.doMuon=False; rec.doTau=False ; from RecExConfig.RecAlgsFlags import recAlgs; recAlgs.doMuonSpShower=False ; rec.doBTagging=False ; recAlgs.doEFlow=False ; recAlgs.doEFlowJet=False ; recAlgs.doMissingET=False ; recAlgs.doMissingETSig=False ; from JetRec.JetRecFlags import jetFlags ; jetFlags.Enabled=False ; "
+	Reco_tf.py --inputRDOFile=$x --outputAODFile=Nightly_AOD_electron.pool.root --maxEvents=2000 --autoConfiguration="everything" --preExec="rec.doTrigger=False; rec.doMuon=False; rec.doTau=False ; from RecExConfig.RecAlgsFlags import recAlgs; recAlgs.doMuonSpShower=False ; rec.doBTagging=False ; recAlgs.doEFlow=False ; recAlgs.doEFlowJet=False ; recAlgs.doMissingET=False ; recAlgs.doMissingETSig=False ; from JetRec.JetRecFlags import jetFlags ; jetFlags.Enabled=False ; "
 	
 	echo  "art-result: $? reconstruction"
 
diff --git a/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaValidation/test/test_gamma.sh b/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaValidation/test/test_gamma.sh
index c393ff4f0842c2fe885dc350f1fd40b698d50f82..ff33fbf6fef5dbafade50400a4cd4327fe2dde96 100755
--- a/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaValidation/test/test_gamma.sh
+++ b/Reconstruction/egamma/egammaValidation/test/test_gamma.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # art-type: grid
 # art-input: mc16_13TeV.423001.ParticleGun_single_photon_egammaET.recon.RDO.e3566_s3113_r9388
-# art-input-nfiles: 40
+# art-input-nfiles: 20
 # art-cores: 4
 # art-include: 21.0/Athena
 # art-include: master/Athena
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ case $ArtProcess in
 	unset  ATHENA_NUM_PROC
 	unset  ATHENA_PROC_NUMBER
 	
-	Reco_tf.py --inputRDOFile=$x --outputAODFile=Nightly_AOD_gamma.pool.root --maxEvents=5 --autoConfiguration="everything" --preExec="rec.doTrigger=False; rec.doMuon=False; rec.doTau=False ; from RecExConfig.RecAlgsFlags import recAlgs; recAlgs.doMuonSpShower=False ; rec.doBTagging=False ; recAlgs.doEFlow=False ; recAlgs.doEFlowJet=False ; recAlgs.doMissingET=False ; recAlgs.doMissingETSig=False ; from JetRec.JetRecFlags import jetFlags ; jetFlags.Enabled=False ; "
+	Reco_tf.py --inputRDOFile=$x --outputAODFile=Nightly_AOD_gamma.pool.root --maxEvents=2000 --autoConfiguration="everything" --preExec="rec.doTrigger=False; rec.doMuon=False; rec.doTau=False ; from RecExConfig.RecAlgsFlags import recAlgs; recAlgs.doMuonSpShower=False ; rec.doBTagging=False ; recAlgs.doEFlow=False ; recAlgs.doEFlowJet=False ; recAlgs.doMissingET=False ; recAlgs.doMissingETSig=False ; from JetRec.JetRecFlags import jetFlags ; jetFlags.Enabled=False ; "
 	
 	echo  "art-result: $? reconstruction"