diff --git a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDetDescr/MuonReadoutGeometry/src/MuonPadDesign.cxx b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDetDescr/MuonReadoutGeometry/src/MuonPadDesign.cxx
index 8fd1645649b2d35ce957e2c6eeba106d1e0dbc61..2a53e71e0367d2a493568909c0f8748b54be3669 100644
--- a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDetDescr/MuonReadoutGeometry/src/MuonPadDesign.cxx
+++ b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDetDescr/MuonReadoutGeometry/src/MuonPadDesign.cxx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ bool MuonPadDesign::withinSensitiveArea(const Amg::Vector2D& pos) const
     double bot_H2 = minSensitiveY();
     double max_x = maxAbsSensitiveX(pos.y());
     bool y_in_range = (pos.y() <= top_H1 and pos.y() >= bot_H2);
-    bool x_in_range = fabs(pos.x()) <= max_x;
+    bool x_in_range = fabs(pos.x()) <= max_x+0.01;
     return y_in_range and x_in_range;
 }
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