diff --git a/test/genkine/sim/runrec.C b/test/genkine/sim/runrec.C
index c035234dc58..06be42acfae 100644
--- a/test/genkine/sim/runrec.C
+++ b/test/genkine/sim/runrec.C
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 void runrec(){
   gSystem->Load("libzmq");
+  gSystem->Load("libpythia6");
   gROOT->Macro("rec.C");
 }
diff --git a/test/genkine/sim/sim.C b/test/genkine/sim/sim.C
index fba078a83c6..91fe25e987d 100644
--- a/test/genkine/sim/sim.C
+++ b/test/genkine/sim/sim.C
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ void sim(Int_t nev=1) {
 			       Form("local://%s",gSystem->pwd()));
 
   simulator.SetRunHLT("default"); // In case we do not have ancored production
+  simulator.SetRunQA(":");
 
   TStopwatch timer;
   timer.Start();
diff --git a/test/genkine/simF/runrec.C b/test/genkine/simF/runrec.C
index c035234dc58..06be42acfae 100644
--- a/test/genkine/simF/runrec.C
+++ b/test/genkine/simF/runrec.C
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 void runrec(){
   gSystem->Load("libzmq");
+  gSystem->Load("libpythia6");
   gROOT->Macro("rec.C");
 }
diff --git a/test/genkine/simF/sim.C b/test/genkine/simF/sim.C
index fba078a83c6..91fe25e987d 100644
--- a/test/genkine/simF/sim.C
+++ b/test/genkine/simF/sim.C
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ void sim(Int_t nev=1) {
 			       Form("local://%s",gSystem->pwd()));
 
   simulator.SetRunHLT("default"); // In case we do not have ancored production
+  simulator.SetRunQA(":");
 
   TStopwatch timer;
   timer.Start();
diff --git a/test/genkine/simG4/Config.C b/test/genkine/simG4/Config.C
index 8cd0eed86c9..32fad325d47 100644
--- a/test/genkine/simG4/Config.C
+++ b/test/genkine/simG4/Config.C
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ void Config()
 			      "FTFP_BERT_EMV+optical", 
 			      "specialCuts+stackPopper+stepLimiter",
 			      true, false);
-  
+  runConfiguration->SetSpecialCutsOld();  // GEANT$_VMC >= v6.5
+
   TGeant4 * geant4 = new TGeant4("TGeant4", 
 				 "The Geant4 Monte Carlo : FTFP_BERT_EMV-EMCAL", 
 				 runConfiguration);
diff --git a/test/genkine/simG4/runrec.C b/test/genkine/simG4/runrec.C
index c035234dc58..06be42acfae 100644
--- a/test/genkine/simG4/runrec.C
+++ b/test/genkine/simG4/runrec.C
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 void runrec(){
   gSystem->Load("libzmq");
+  gSystem->Load("libpythia6");
   gROOT->Macro("rec.C");
 }
diff --git a/test/genkine/simG4/sim.C b/test/genkine/simG4/sim.C
index fba078a83c6..91fe25e987d 100644
--- a/test/genkine/simG4/sim.C
+++ b/test/genkine/simG4/sim.C
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ void sim(Int_t nev=1) {
 			       Form("local://%s",gSystem->pwd()));
 
   simulator.SetRunHLT("default"); // In case we do not have ancored production
+  simulator.SetRunQA(":");
 
   TStopwatch timer;
   timer.Start();
diff --git a/test/vmctest/gun/g4Config.C b/test/vmctest/gun/g4Config.C
index 0629aa558c5..a4eb3627927 100644
--- a/test/vmctest/gun/g4Config.C
+++ b/test/vmctest/gun/g4Config.C
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void Config()
                                 "FTFP_BERT_EMV+optical", 
                                 "specialCuts+stackPopper+stepLimiter",
                                  true, false);
+    runConfiguration->SetSpecialCutsOld();  // GEANT4_VMC >+ v6.5
 //      = new TG4RunConfiguration("geomRootToGeant4",
 //                                "FTFP_BERT_EMV+optical", 
 //                                "specialCuts+specialControls+stackPopper+stepLimiter",
diff --git a/test/vmctest/lego/g4Config.C b/test/vmctest/lego/g4Config.C
index 9cd065aa6ef..74e2847bb0c 100644
--- a/test/vmctest/lego/g4Config.C
+++ b/test/vmctest/lego/g4Config.C
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void Config(const char * det)
                                 "FTFP_BERT_EMV+optical", 
                                 "specialCuts+stackPopper+stepLimiter",
                                  true, false);
+    runConfiguration->SetSpecialCutsOld();  // GEANT4_VMC >+ v6.5
 //      = new TG4RunConfiguration("geomRootToGeant4",
 //                                "FTFP_BERT_EMV+optical", 
 //                                "specialCuts+specialControls+stackPopper+stepLimiter",
diff --git a/test/vmctest/ppbench/g4Config.C b/test/vmctest/ppbench/g4Config.C
index 22547d28856..ae97073b55f 100644
--- a/test/vmctest/ppbench/g4Config.C
+++ b/test/vmctest/ppbench/g4Config.C
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void Config()
                                 "FTFP_BERT_EMV+optical", 
                                 "specialCuts+stackPopper+stepLimiter",
                                  true, false);
+    runConfiguration->SetSpecialCutsOld();  // GEANT4_VMC >+ v6.5
 //      = new TG4RunConfiguration("geomRootToGeant4",
 //                                "FTFP_BERT_EMV+optical", 
 //                                "specialCuts+specialControls+stackPopper+stepLimiter",
diff --git a/test/vmctest/production/Config.C b/test/vmctest/production/Config.C
index 5d168e93ae4..ba82d3c9310 100644
--- a/test/vmctest/production/Config.C
+++ b/test/vmctest/production/Config.C
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ void Config()
 				    Form("%s+optical",physicsListName[iList-kListMax/2]), 
 				    "specialCuts+stackPopper+stepLimiter",
 				    true, false);
+	  runConfiguration->SetSpecialCutsOld();  // GEANT4_VMC >+ v6.5
 	}
       }
     }