diff --git a/src/THcLADHodoPlane.cxx b/src/THcLADHodoPlane.cxx
index c7bf1dc..408709e 100644
--- a/src/THcLADHodoPlane.cxx
+++ b/src/THcLADHodoPlane.cxx
@@ -454,11 +454,13 @@ Int_t THcLADHodoPlane::ReadDatabase(const TDatime &date) {
   fOutputSampWaveform = 0; // 0= no output , 1 = output Sample Waveform
   fUseSampWaveform    = 0; // 0= do not use , 1 = use Sample Waveform
 
+  gHcParms->LoadParmValues((DBRequest *)&list, prefix);
+  
   DBRequest list5[] = {{"is_mc", &fIsMC, kInt, 0, 1}, {0}};
-  gHcParms->LoadParmValues((DBRequest *)&list5, "");
   fIsMC = 0;
+  gHcParms->LoadParmValues((DBRequest *)&list5, "");
+
 
-  gHcParms->LoadParmValues((DBRequest *)&list, prefix);
 
   if (fCosmicFlag == 1)
     cout << " setup for cosmics in scint plane" << endl;
diff --git a/src/THcLADHodoscope.cxx b/src/THcLADHodoscope.cxx
index debf143..347f853 100644
--- a/src/THcLADHodoscope.cxx
+++ b/src/THcLADHodoscope.cxx
@@ -331,12 +331,12 @@ Int_t THcLADHodoscope::ReadDatabase(const TDatime &date) {
   fScinTdcMax        = 0;
   fScinTdcToTime     = 0;
 
-  DBRequest list5[] = {{"is_mc", &fIsMC, kInt, 0, 1}, {0}};
-  gHcParms->LoadParmValues((DBRequest *)&list5, "");
-  fIsMC = 0;
-
   gHcParms->LoadParmValues((DBRequest *)&list3, prefix);
 
+  DBRequest list5[] = {{"is_mc", &fIsMC, kInt, 0, 1}, {0}};
+  fIsMC = 0;
+  gHcParms->LoadParmValues((DBRequest *)&list5, "");
+  
   DBRequest list[] = {{"hodo_vel_light", &fHodoVelLight[0], kDouble, (UInt_t)fMaxHodoScin, 1}, {0}};
   gHcParms->LoadParmValues((DBRequest *)&list, prefix);