diff --git a/DATA/common/setenv.sh b/DATA/common/setenv.sh
index 3cefedeca..2f11efdf8 100755
--- a/DATA/common/setenv.sh
+++ b/DATA/common/setenv.sh
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ ITSMFT_STROBES=""
 [[ ! -z ${ITS_STROBE:-} ]] && ITSMFT_STROBES+="ITSAlpideParam.roFrameLengthInBC=$ITS_STROBE;"
 [[ ! -z ${MFT_STROBE:-} ]] && ITSMFT_STROBES+="MFTAlpideParam.roFrameLengthInBC=$MFT_STROBE;"
 
-MFTMCH_NCANDIDATES_OPT=
-[[ ! -z ${MUON_MATCHING_NCANDIDATES:-} ]] && MFTMCH_NCANDIDATES_OPT+="FwdMatching.saveMode=3;FwdMatching.nCandidates=${MUON_MATCHING_NCANDIDATES};"
-
 
 # Set active reconstruction steps (defaults added according to SYNCMODE)
 for i in `echo $LIST_OF_GLORECO | sed "s/,/ /g"`; do
diff --git a/DATA/production/configurations/asyncReco/setenv_extra.sh b/DATA/production/configurations/asyncReco/setenv_extra.sh
index 067c66cd3..987819c2f 100644
--- a/DATA/production/configurations/asyncReco/setenv_extra.sh
+++ b/DATA/production/configurations/asyncReco/setenv_extra.sh
@@ -608,6 +608,10 @@ if [[ -z "${MUON_MATCHING_NCANDIDATES:-}" ]]; then
   if [[ $BEAMTYPE == "pp" ]]; then MUON_MATCHING_NCANDIDATES=5; fi
   if [[ $BEAMTYPE == "PbPb" ]]; then MUON_MATCHING_NCANDIDATES=20; fi
 fi
+if [[ "x${MUON_MATCHING_NCANDIDATES}" != "x0" ]]; then
+    export CONFIG_EXTRA_PROCESS_o2_globalfwd_matcher_workflow+=";FwdMatching.saveMode=3;FwdMatching.nCandidates=${MUON_MATCHING_NCANDIDATES};"
+fi
+
 
 # possibly adding calib steps as done online
 # could be done better, so that more could be enabled in one go