diff --git a/CCDB/include/CCDB/BasicCCDBManager.h b/CCDB/include/CCDB/BasicCCDBManager.h
index 69d9150abcf62..678bedf24e551 100644
--- a/CCDB/include/CCDB/BasicCCDBManager.h
+++ b/CCDB/include/CCDB/BasicCCDBManager.h
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class CCDBManagerInstance
   /// On error it fatals (if fatal == true) or else returns the pair -1, -1.
   std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> getRunDuration(int runnumber, bool fatal = true);
   static std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> getRunDuration(o2::ccdb::CcdbApi const& api, int runnumber, bool fatal = true);
-
+  static std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> getRunDuration(const MD& headers);
   std::string getSummaryString() const;
 
   size_t getFetchedSize() const { return mFetchedSize; }
diff --git a/CCDB/src/BasicCCDBManager.cxx b/CCDB/src/BasicCCDBManager.cxx
index 0fe72c88fcb46..bcf88554578c1 100644
--- a/CCDB/src/BasicCCDBManager.cxx
+++ b/CCDB/src/BasicCCDBManager.cxx
@@ -32,44 +32,47 @@ void CCDBManagerInstance::reportFatal(std::string_view err)
   LOG(fatal) << err;
 }
 
-std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> CCDBManagerInstance::getRunDuration(o2::ccdb::CcdbApi const& api, int runnumber, bool fatal)
+std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> CCDBManagerInstance::getRunDuration(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& headers)
 {
-  auto response = api.retrieveHeaders("RCT/Info/RunInformation", std::map<std::string, std::string>(), runnumber);
-  if (response.size() != 0) {
+  if (headers.size() != 0) {
     std::string report{};
-    auto strt = response.find("STF");
-    auto stop = response.find("ETF");
-    long valStrt = (strt == response.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(strt->second);
-    long valStop = (stop == response.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(stop->second);
+    auto strt = headers.find("STF");
+    auto stop = headers.find("ETF");
+    long valStrt = (strt == headers.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(strt->second);
+    long valStop = (stop == headers.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(stop->second);
     if (valStrt < 0 || valStop < 0) {
       report += "Missing STF/EFT -> use SOX/EOX;";
-      strt = response.find("SOX");
-      valStrt = (strt == response.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(strt->second);
+      strt = headers.find("SOX");
+      valStrt = (strt == headers.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(strt->second);
       if (valStrt < 1) {
         report += fmt::format(" Missing/invalid SOX -> use SOR");
-        strt = response.find("SOR");
-        valStrt = (strt == response.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(strt->second);
+        strt = headers.find("SOR");
+        valStrt = (strt == headers.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(strt->second);
       }
-      stop = response.find("EOX");
-      valStop = (stop == response.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(stop->second);
+      stop = headers.find("EOX");
+      valStop = (stop == headers.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(stop->second);
       if (valStop < 1) {
         report += fmt::format(" | Missing/invalid EOX -> use EOR");
-        stop = response.find("EOR");
-        valStop = (stop == response.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(stop->second);
+        stop = headers.find("EOR");
+        valStop = (stop == headers.end()) ? -1L : boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(stop->second);
       }
       if (!report.empty()) {
         LOGP(warn, "{}", report);
       }
     }
-    if (valStrt > 0 && valStop >= valStrt) {
-      return std::make_pair(valStrt, valStop);
-    }
+    return std::make_pair(valStrt, valStop);
   }
-  // failure
-  if (fatal) {
+  return std::make_pair(-1L, -1L);
+}
+
+std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> CCDBManagerInstance::getRunDuration(o2::ccdb::CcdbApi const& api, int runnumber, bool fatal)
+{
+  auto headers = api.retrieveHeaders("RCT/Info/RunInformation", std::map<std::string, std::string>(), runnumber);
+  auto response = getRunDuration(headers);
+  if ((response.first <= 0 || response.second < response.first) && fatal) {
     LOG(fatal) << "Empty, missing or invalid response from query to RCT/Info/RunInformation for run " << runnumber;
   }
-  return std::make_pair(-1L, -1L);
+  return response;
 }
 
 std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> CCDBManagerInstance::getRunDuration(int runnumber, bool fatal)