diff --git a/offline/packages/CaloReco/CaloTowerStatus.cc b/offline/packages/CaloReco/CaloTowerStatus.cc
index 0445dc9374..a98a64a27b 100644
--- a/offline/packages/CaloReco/CaloTowerStatus.cc
+++ b/offline/packages/CaloReco/CaloTowerStatus.cc
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ int CaloTowerStatus::process_event(PHCompositeNode * /*topNode*/)
 void CaloTowerStatus::CreateNodeTree(PHCompositeNode *topNode)
 {
   std::string RawTowerNodeName = m_inputNodePrefix + m_detector;
+  if (!m_inputNode.empty())
+  {
+    RawTowerNodeName = m_inputNode;
+  }
   m_raw_towers = findNode::getClass<TowerInfoContainer>(topNode, RawTowerNodeName);
   if (!m_raw_towers)
   {
diff --git a/offline/packages/CaloReco/CaloTowerStatus.h b/offline/packages/CaloReco/CaloTowerStatus.h
index 1c961c9f0e..646116368d 100644
--- a/offline/packages/CaloReco/CaloTowerStatus.h
+++ b/offline/packages/CaloReco/CaloTowerStatus.h
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class CaloTowerStatus : public SubsysReco
     m_inputNodePrefix = name;
     return;
   }
+  void set_inputNode(const std::string &name)
+  {
+    m_inputNode = name;
+    return;
+  }
   void set_badChi2_const_threshold(float threshold)
   {
     badChi2_treshold_const = threshold;
@@ -134,6 +139,7 @@ class CaloTowerStatus : public SubsysReco
   std::string m_fieldname_z_score;
   std::string m_calibName_hotMap;
   std::string m_inputNodePrefix{"TOWERS_"};
+  std::string m_inputNode;
 
   std::string m_directURL_time;
   std::string m_directURL_hotMap;