diff --git a/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_extraStrangeness.C b/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_extraStrangeness.C
index 1e6b2fc23..53a3b5887 100644
--- a/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_extraStrangeness.C
+++ b/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_extraStrangeness.C
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ private:
  {
   auto generator = new GeneratorPythia8ExtraStrangeness();
   gRandom->SetSeed(0);
-  generator.readString("Random:setSeed = on");
-  generator.readString("Random:seed =" + std::to_string(gRandom->Integer(900000000 - 2) + 1));
+  generator->readString("Random:setSeed = on");
+  generator->readString("Random:seed =" + std::to_string(gRandom->Integer(900000000 - 2) + 1));
   return generator;
  }
diff --git a/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_syntheFlow.C b/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_syntheFlow.C
index 18cc83cf6..5800c0b31 100644
--- a/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_syntheFlow.C
+++ b/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_syntheFlow.C
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ private:
  {
   auto generator = new GeneratorPythia8SyntheFlow();
   gRandom->SetSeed(0);
-  generator.readString("Random:setSeed = on");
-  generator.readString("Random:seed =" + std::to_string(gRandom->Integer(900000000 - 2) + 1));
+  generator->readString("Random:setSeed = on");
+  generator->readString("Random:seed =" + std::to_string(gRandom->Integer(900000000 - 2) + 1));
   return generator;
  }
diff --git a/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_syntheFlowXi.C b/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_syntheFlowXi.C
index 146bc656c..64fd9f55b 100644
--- a/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_syntheFlowXi.C
+++ b/MC/config/PWGLF/pythia8/generator_pythia8_syntheFlowXi.C
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ private:
  {
   auto generator = new GeneratorPythia8SyntheFlowXi();
   gRandom->SetSeed(0);
-  generator.readString("Random:setSeed = on");
-  generator.readString("Random:seed =" + std::to_string(gRandom->Integer(900000000 - 2) + 1));
+  generator->readString("Random:setSeed = on");
+  generator->readString("Random:seed =" + std::to_string(gRandom->Integer(900000000 - 2) + 1));
   return generator;
  }