diff --git a/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/Pi0EtaToGammaGamma.h b/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/Pi0EtaToGammaGamma.h
index cf859a59fc4..8d2f16d34f6 100644
--- a/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/Pi0EtaToGammaGamma.h
+++ b/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/Pi0EtaToGammaGamma.h
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ struct Pi0EtaToGammaGamma {
   EMPhotonEventCut fEMEventCut;
   struct : ConfigurableGroup {
     std::string prefix = "eventcut_group";
-    Configurable<float> cfgZvtxMax{"cfgZvtxMax", 10.f, "max. Zvtx"};
+    Configurable<float> cfgZvtxMin{"cfgZvtxMin", -10.f, "min. Zvtx"};
+    Configurable<float> cfgZvtxMax{"cfgZvtxMax", +10.f, "max. Zvtx"};
     Configurable<bool> cfgRequireSel8{"cfgRequireSel8", true, "require sel8 in event cut"};
     Configurable<bool> cfgRequireFT0AND{"cfgRequireFT0AND", true, "require FT0AND in event cut"};
     Configurable<bool> cfgRequireNoTFB{"cfgRequireNoTFB", false, "require No time frame border in event cut"};
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ struct Pi0EtaToGammaGamma {
     fEMEventCut = EMPhotonEventCut("fEMEventCut", "fEMEventCut");
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireSel8(eventcuts.cfgRequireSel8);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireFT0AND(eventcuts.cfgRequireFT0AND);
-    fEMEventCut.SetZvtxRange(-eventcuts.cfgZvtxMax, +eventcuts.cfgZvtxMax);
+    fEMEventCut.SetZvtxRange(eventcuts.cfgZvtxMin, eventcuts.cfgZvtxMax);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireNoTFB(eventcuts.cfgRequireNoTFB);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireNoITSROFB(eventcuts.cfgRequireNoITSROFB);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireNoSameBunchPileup(eventcuts.cfgRequireNoSameBunchPileup);
diff --git a/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC.h b/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC.h
index b329e9a52a3..16cd3054172 100644
--- a/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC.h
+++ b/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ using namespace o2::aod::pwgem::photonmeson::photonpair;
 using namespace o2::aod::pwgem::photonmeson::utils::mcutil;
 using namespace o2::aod::pwgem::dilepton::utils::mcutil;
 
-using MyCollisions = soa::Join<aod::EMEvents, aod::EMEventsMult, aod::EMEventsCent, aod::EMEventsQvec, aod::EMMCEventLabels>;
+using MyCollisions = soa::Join<aod::EMEvents, aod::EMEventsMult, aod::EMEventsCent, aod::EMMCEventLabels>;
 using MyCollision = MyCollisions::iterator;
 
 using MyCollisionsWithJJMC = soa::Join<MyCollisions, aod::EMEventsWeight>;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC {
 
   Configurable<int> cfgQvecEstimator{"cfgQvecEstimator", 0, "FT0M:0, FT0A:1, FT0C:2"};
   Configurable<int> cfgCentEstimator{"cfgCentEstimator", 2, "FT0M:0, FT0A:1, FT0C:2"};
-  Configurable<float> cfgCentMin{"cfgCentMin", 0, "min. centrality"};
+  Configurable<float> cfgCentMin{"cfgCentMin", -1, "min. centrality"};
   Configurable<float> cfgCentMax{"cfgCentMax", 999, "max. centrality"};
   Configurable<float> maxY_rec{"maxY_rec", 0.9, "maximum rapidity for reconstructed particles"};
   Configurable<std::string> fd_k0s_to_pi0{"fd_k0s_pi0", "1.0", "feed down correction to pi0"};
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ struct Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC {
   EMPhotonEventCut fEMEventCut;
   struct : ConfigurableGroup {
     std::string prefix = "eventcut_group";
-    Configurable<float> cfgZvtxMax{"cfgZvtxMax", 10.f, "max. Zvtx"};
-    Configurable<bool> cfgRequireSel8{"cfgRequireSel8", true, "require sel8 in event cut"};
+    Configurable<float> cfgZvtxMin{"cfgZvtxMin", -10.f, "min. Zvtx"};
+    Configurable<float> cfgZvtxMax{"cfgZvtxMax", +10.f, "max. Zvtx"};
+    Configurable<bool> cfgRequireSel8{"cfgRequireSel8", false, "require sel8 in event cut"};
     Configurable<bool> cfgRequireFT0AND{"cfgRequireFT0AND", true, "require FT0AND in event cut"};
-    Configurable<bool> cfgRequireNoTFB{"cfgRequireNoTFB", false, "require No time frame border in event cut"};
+    Configurable<bool> cfgRequireNoTFB{"cfgRequireNoTFB", true, "require No time frame border in event cut"};
     Configurable<bool> cfgRequireNoITSROFB{"cfgRequireNoITSROFB", false, "require no ITS readout frame border in event cut"};
     Configurable<bool> cfgRequireNoSameBunchPileup{"cfgRequireNoSameBunchPileup", false, "require no same bunch pileup in event cut"};
     Configurable<bool> cfgRequireVertexITSTPC{"cfgRequireVertexITSTPC", false, "require Vertex ITSTPC in event cut"}; // ITS-TPC matched track contributes PV.
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ struct Pi0EtaToGammaGammaMC {
     fEMEventCut = EMPhotonEventCut("fEMEventCut", "fEMEventCut");
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireSel8(eventcuts.cfgRequireSel8);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireFT0AND(eventcuts.cfgRequireFT0AND);
-    fEMEventCut.SetZvtxRange(-eventcuts.cfgZvtxMax, +eventcuts.cfgZvtxMax);
+    fEMEventCut.SetZvtxRange(eventcuts.cfgZvtxMin, eventcuts.cfgZvtxMax);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireNoTFB(eventcuts.cfgRequireNoTFB);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireNoITSROFB(eventcuts.cfgRequireNoITSROFB);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireNoSameBunchPileup(eventcuts.cfgRequireNoSameBunchPileup);
diff --git a/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/TaggingPi0MC.h b/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/TaggingPi0MC.h
index ac3b51be4f2..faf777d0185 100644
--- a/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/TaggingPi0MC.h
+++ b/PWGEM/PhotonMeson/Core/TaggingPi0MC.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ using namespace o2::aod::pwgem::photonmeson::photonpair;
 using namespace o2::aod::pwgem::photonmeson::utils::mcutil;
 using namespace o2::aod::pwgem::dilepton::utils::mcutil;
 
-using MyCollisions = soa::Join<aod::EMEvents, aod::EMEventsMult, aod::EMEventsCent, aod::EMEventsQvec, aod::EMMCEventLabels, aod::EMEventsWeight>;
+using MyCollisions = soa::Join<aod::EMEvents, aod::EMEventsMult, aod::EMEventsCent, aod::EMMCEventLabels, aod::EMEventsWeight>;
 using MyCollision = MyCollisions::iterator;
 
 using MyMCCollisions = soa::Join<aod::EMMCEvents, aod::BinnedGenPts>;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct TaggingPi0MC {
 
   Configurable<int> cfgQvecEstimator{"cfgQvecEstimator", 0, "FT0M:0, FT0A:1, FT0C:2"};
   Configurable<int> cfgCentEstimator{"cfgCentEstimator", 2, "FT0M:0, FT0A:1, FT0C:2"};
-  Configurable<float> cfgCentMin{"cfgCentMin", 0, "min. centrality"};
+  Configurable<float> cfgCentMin{"cfgCentMin", -1, "min. centrality"};
   Configurable<float> cfgCentMax{"cfgCentMax", 999, "max. centrality"};
   Configurable<std::string> fd_k0s_to_pi0{"fd_k0s_pi0", "1.0", "feed down correction to pi0"};
   Configurable<bool> cfgRequireTrueAssociation{"cfgRequireTrueAssociation", false, "flag to require true mc collision association"};
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct TaggingPi0MC {
   EMPhotonEventCut fEMEventCut;
   struct : ConfigurableGroup {
     std::string prefix = "eventcut_group";
+    Configurable<float> cfgZvtxMin{"cfgZvtxMin", -10.f, "min. Zvtx"};
     Configurable<float> cfgZvtxMax{"cfgZvtxMax", 10.f, "max. Zvtx"};
     Configurable<bool> cfgRequireSel8{"cfgRequireSel8", true, "require sel8 in event cut"};
     Configurable<bool> cfgRequireFT0AND{"cfgRequireFT0AND", true, "require FT0AND in event cut"};
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ struct TaggingPi0MC {
     fEMEventCut = EMPhotonEventCut("fEMEventCut", "fEMEventCut");
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireSel8(eventcuts.cfgRequireSel8);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireFT0AND(eventcuts.cfgRequireFT0AND);
-    fEMEventCut.SetZvtxRange(-eventcuts.cfgZvtxMax, +eventcuts.cfgZvtxMax);
+    fEMEventCut.SetZvtxRange(eventcuts.cfgZvtxMin, eventcuts.cfgZvtxMax);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireNoTFB(eventcuts.cfgRequireNoTFB);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireNoITSROFB(eventcuts.cfgRequireNoITSROFB);
     fEMEventCut.SetRequireNoSameBunchPileup(eventcuts.cfgRequireNoSameBunchPileup);