diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
index 5dd4ca56710c0..12d1592e2f304 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
@@ -2002,8 +2002,8 @@ def lhegensim2018ml(fragment,howMuch):
 #steps['RESIMDIGI']=merge([{'-s':'reGEN,reSIM,DIGI,L1,DIGI2RAW,HLT:@fake,RAW2DIGI,L1Reco','-n':10,'--restoreRNDSeeds':'','--process':'HLT'},steps['DIGI']])
 
 
-steps['DIGIHI2024APPROXCLUSTERS']=merge([{'-s':'DIGI:pdigi_hi_nogen,L1,DIGI2RAW,HLT:@fake2'}, hiDefaults2024_approxClusters, {'--pileup':'HiMixNoPU'}, step2Upg2015Defaults])
-steps['DIGIHI2024']=merge([{'-s':'DIGI:pdigi_hi_nogen,L1,DIGI2RAW,HLT:@fake2'}, hiDefaults2024, {'--pileup':'HiMixNoPU'}, step2Upg2015Defaults])
+steps['DIGIHI2024APPROXCLUSTERS']=merge([{'-s':'DIGI:pdigi_hi_nogen,L1,DIGI2RAW,HLT:HIon'}, hiDefaults2024_approxClusters, {'--pileup':'HiMixNoPU'}, step2Upg2015Defaults])
+steps['DIGIHI2024']=merge([{'-s':'DIGI:pdigi_hi_nogen,L1,DIGI2RAW,HLT:HIon'}, hiDefaults2024, {'--pileup':'HiMixNoPU'}, step2Upg2015Defaults])
 steps['DIGIHI2023PPRECOAPPROXCLUSTERS']=merge([{'-s':'DIGI:pdigi_hi_nogen,L1,DIGI2RAW,HLT:@fake2'}, hiDefaults2023_ppReco_approxClusters, {'--pileup':'HiMixNoPU'}, step2Upg2015Defaults])
 steps['DIGIHI2023PPRECO']=merge([{'-s':'DIGI:pdigi_hi_nogen,L1,DIGI2RAW,HLT:@fake2'}, hiDefaults2023_ppReco, {'--pileup':'HiMixNoPU'}, step2Upg2015Defaults])
 steps['DIGIHI2022PPRECOAPPROXCLUSTERS']=merge([{'-s':'DIGI:pdigi_hi_nogen,L1,DIGI2RAW,HLT:@fake2'}, hiDefaults2022_ppReco_approxClusters, {'--pileup':'HiMixNoPU'}, step2Upg2015Defaults])
@@ -3204,11 +3204,11 @@ def gen2024HiMix(fragment,howMuch):
 steps['ALCARECOUPC2023']=merge([upcDefaults2023,{'-s':'ALCA:TkAlMinBias+SiStripCalMinBias','--datatier':'ALCARECO','--eventcontent':'ALCARECO'}])
 
 
-steps['RECOHI2024']=merge([hiDefaults2024,{'-s':'RAW2DIGI,L1Reco,RECO,PAT,VALIDATION:@standardValidationNoHLT+@miniAODValidation,DQM:@standardDQMFakeHLT+@miniAODDQM',
+steps['RECOHI2024']=merge([hiDefaults2024,{'-s':'RAW2DIGI,L1Reco,RECO,PAT,VALIDATION:@standardValidation+@miniAODValidation,DQM:@standardDQM+@miniAODDQM',
                                            '--datatier':'GEN-SIM-RECO,MINIAODSIM,DQMIO',
                                            '--eventcontent':'RECOSIM,MINIAODSIM,DQM',
                                            },step3Up2015Defaults])
-steps['RECOHI2024MB']=merge([hiDefaults2024,{'-s':'RAW2DIGI,L1Reco,RECO,PAT,VALIDATION:@standardValidationNoHLT+@miniAODValidation,DQM:@standardDQMFakeHLT+@miniAODDQM',
+steps['RECOHI2024MB']=merge([hiDefaults2024,{'-s':'RAW2DIGI,L1Reco,RECO,PAT,VALIDATION:@standardValidation+@miniAODValidation,DQM:@standardDQM+@miniAODDQM',
                                              '--datatier':'GEN-SIM-RECO,MINIAODSIM,DQMIO',
                                              '--eventcontent':'RECOSIM,MINIAODSIM,DQM',
                                              '--era':'Run3_pp_on_PbPb_2024',
@@ -3220,7 +3220,7 @@ def gen2024HiMix(fragment,howMuch):
                                                               '--era':'Run3_pp_on_PbPb_2024',
                                                               },step3Up2015Defaults])
 
-steps['RECOHI2024MBAPPROXCLUSTERS']=merge([hiDefaults2024_approxClusters,{'-s':'RAW2DIGI,L1Reco,RECO,PAT,VALIDATION:@standardValidationNoHLT+@miniAODValidation,DQM:@standardDQMFakeHLT+@miniAODDQM',
+steps['RECOHI2024MBAPPROXCLUSTERS']=merge([hiDefaults2024_approxClusters,{'-s':'RAW2DIGI,L1Reco,RECO,PAT,VALIDATION:@standardValidation+@miniAODValidation,DQM:@standardDQM+@miniAODDQM',
                                                                           '--datatier':'GEN-SIM-RECO,MINIAODSIM,DQMIO',
                                                                           '--eventcontent':'RECOSIM,MINIAODSIM,DQM',
                                                                           '--era':'Run3_pp_on_PbPb_2024',