diff --git a/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/calibration/EcalFEECalibration2019MC.lcsim b/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/calibration/EcalFEECalibration2019MC.lcsim
index 4e65079ad1..75a0226201 100644
--- a/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/calibration/EcalFEECalibration2019MC.lcsim
+++ b/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/calibration/EcalFEECalibration2019MC.lcsim
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <lcsim xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        xs:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://www.lcsim.org/schemas/lcsim/1.0/lcsim.xsd">
      <execute>
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
         <driver name="ReconClusterer" type="org.hps.recon.ecal.cluster.ReconClusterDriver">
            <outputClusterCollectionName>EcalClustersIter1</outputClusterCollectionName>
            <inputHitCollectionName>EcalHitsIter1</inputHitCollectionName>
+           <hitEnergyThreshold>0.030</hitEnergyThreshold>
         </driver>
         <driver name="FEEPlotter" type="org.hps.analysis.ecal.FEEClusterPlotter">
            <inputCollection>EcalClustersIter1</inputCollection>
diff --git a/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/calibration/EcalFEECalibration2021MC.lcsim b/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/calibration/EcalFEECalibration2021MC.lcsim
index fc550f3b27..6ae3e7981f 100644
--- a/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/calibration/EcalFEECalibration2021MC.lcsim
+++ b/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/calibration/EcalFEECalibration2021MC.lcsim
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <lcsim xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        xs:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://www.lcsim.org/schemas/lcsim/1.0/lcsim.xsd">
      <execute>
diff --git a/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/recon/PhysicsRun2019MCRecon.lcsim b/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/recon/PhysicsRun2019MCRecon.lcsim
index e252c27bd4..acb19b3af3 100644
--- a/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/recon/PhysicsRun2019MCRecon.lcsim
+++ b/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/recon/PhysicsRun2019MCRecon.lcsim
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
         <driver name="ReconClusterer" type="org.hps.recon.ecal.cluster.ReconClusterDriver">
             <logLevel>WARNING</logLevel>
             <outputClusterCollectionName>EcalClusters</outputClusterCollectionName>
+            <hitEnergyThreshold>0.030</hitEnergyThreshold>
         </driver>
         <driver name="CopyCluster" type="org.hps.recon.ecal.cluster.CopyClusterCollectionDriver">
             <inputCollectionName>EcalClusters</inputCollectionName>
diff --git a/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/recon/PhysicsRun2019MCRecon_LCIO.lcsim b/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/recon/PhysicsRun2019MCRecon_LCIO.lcsim
index 97f35334ef..8cc063639f 100644
--- a/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/recon/PhysicsRun2019MCRecon_LCIO.lcsim
+++ b/steering-files/src/main/resources/org/hps/steering/recon/PhysicsRun2019MCRecon_LCIO.lcsim
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
         <driver name="ReconClusterer" type="org.hps.recon.ecal.cluster.ReconClusterDriver">
             <logLevel>WARNING</logLevel>
             <outputClusterCollectionName>EcalClusters</outputClusterCollectionName>
+            <hitEnergyThreshold>0.030</hitEnergyThreshold>
         </driver>
         
         <driver name="CopyCluster" type="org.hps.recon.ecal.cluster.CopyClusterCollectionDriver">