diff --git a/Simulation/ISF/ISF_FastCaloSim/ISF_FastCaloSimServices/python/ISF_FastCaloSimJobProperties.py b/Simulation/ISF/ISF_FastCaloSim/ISF_FastCaloSimServices/python/ISF_FastCaloSimJobProperties.py
index c96f0416f8de29222a1292a86c9b557e0b1494d7..a2c838fc9302bea507af8c6bdab8837552cfad53 100644
--- a/Simulation/ISF/ISF_FastCaloSim/ISF_FastCaloSimServices/python/ISF_FastCaloSimJobProperties.py
+++ b/Simulation/ISF/ISF_FastCaloSim/ISF_FastCaloSimServices/python/ISF_FastCaloSimJobProperties.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ParamsInputFilename(JobProperty):
     """ Filename of the input parametrizations file. """
     statusOn     = True
     allowedTypes = ['str']
-    StoredValue  = 'FastCaloSim/MC16/TFCSparam_v008.root'
+    StoredValue  = 'FastCaloSim/MC16/TFCSparam_v009.root'
 
 ##-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## 2nd step
diff --git a/Simulation/ISF/ISF_FastCaloSim/ISF_FastCaloSimServices/src/FastCaloSimSvcV2.cxx b/Simulation/ISF/ISF_FastCaloSim/ISF_FastCaloSimServices/src/FastCaloSimSvcV2.cxx
index fe5bdab772cfa1aa3806abbcb6ac95133bb80b11..89b12cb02b925247d5f9538bacdb216297380761 100644
--- a/Simulation/ISF/ISF_FastCaloSim/ISF_FastCaloSimServices/src/FastCaloSimSvcV2.cxx
+++ b/Simulation/ISF/ISF_FastCaloSim/ISF_FastCaloSimServices/src/FastCaloSimSvcV2.cxx
@@ -205,14 +205,27 @@ StatusCode ISF::FastCaloSimSvcV2::simulate(const ISF::ISFParticle& isfp, McEvent
     return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
   }
 
-  TFCSTruthState truth(isfp.momentum().x(),isfp.momentum().y(),isfp.momentum().z(),sqrt(isfp.momentum().mag2()+pow(isfp.mass(),2)),isfp.pdgCode());
+
+  /// for anti protons and anti neutrons the kinetic energy should be 
+  /// calculated as Ekin = E() + M() instead of E() - M()
+  /// this is achieved by constructing the TFCSTruthState with negative mass 
+  float isfp_mass = isfp.mass(); 
+  if(isfp.pdgCode() == -2212 or isfp.pdgCode() == -2112) {
+    isfp_mass = - isfp_mass;
+    ATH_MSG_VERBOSE("Found anti-proton/neutron, negative mass is used for TFCSTruthState "); 
+  }
+
+
+  TFCSTruthState truth;
+  truth.SetPtEtaPhiM(particle_direction.perp(), particle_direction.eta(), particle_direction.phi(), isfp_mass);
+  truth.set_pdgid(isfp.pdgCode());  
   truth.set_vertex(particle_position[Amg::x], particle_position[Amg::y], particle_position[Amg::z]);
 
   TFCSExtrapolationState extrapol;
   m_FastCaloSimCaloExtrapolation->extrapolate(extrapol,&truth);
   TFCSSimulationState simulstate(m_randomEngine);
 
-  ATH_MSG_DEBUG(" particle: " << isfp.pdgCode() << " Ekin: " << isfp.ekin() << " position eta: " << particle_position.eta() << " direction eta: " << particle_direction.eta() << " position phi: " << particle_position.phi() << "direction phi: " << particle_direction.phi());
+  ATH_MSG_DEBUG(" particle: " << isfp.pdgCode() << " Ekin: " << isfp.ekin() << " position eta: " << particle_position.eta() << " direction eta: " << particle_direction.eta() << " position phi: " << particle_position.phi() << " direction phi: " << particle_direction.phi());
   m_param->setLevel(MSG::DEBUG);
 
   FCSReturnCode status = m_param->simulate(simulstate, &truth, &extrapol);