diff --git a/Configuration/Skimming/python/PDWG_EGMJME_SD_cff.py. b/Configuration/Skimming/python/PDWG_EGMJME_SD_cff.py.
index f5ba40f62961c..8711ee1ceab12 100644
--- a/Configuration/Skimming/python/PDWG_EGMJME_SD_cff.py.
+++ b/Configuration/Skimming/python/PDWG_EGMJME_SD_cff.py.
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ EGMJME.HLTPaths = cms.vstring(
 EGMJME.andOr = cms.bool( True )
 # we want to intentionally throw and exception
 # in case it does not match one of the HLT Paths
-EGMJME.throw = cms.bool( True )
+EGMJME.throw = cms.bool( False )