diff --git a/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Tasks/Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC.cxx b/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Tasks/Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC.cxx
index 7ae193d8bc9..33a8a0a3657 100644
--- a/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Tasks/Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC.cxx
+++ b/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Tasks/Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC.cxx
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ struct Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC {
     } else if (pairtype == PairType::kPHOSPHOS) {
       return o2::aod::pwgem::mcutil::IsInAcceptance(mcparticle, mcparticles, std::vector<int>{-13, 13, 22}, -maxY_phos, +maxY_phos, minPhi_phos, maxPhi_phos);
     } else if (pairtype == PairType::kEMCEMC) {
-      return o2::aod::pwgem::mcutil::IsInAcceptance(mcparticle, mcparticles, std::vector<int>{-13, 13, 22}, -maxY_emc, +maxY_emc, minPhi_emc, maxPhi_emc);
+      return o2::aod::pwgem::mcutil::IsInAcceptance(mcparticle, mcparticles, std::vector<int>{22, 22}, -maxY_emc, +maxY_emc, minPhi_emc, maxPhi_emc);
     }
     return true;
   }