diff --git a/Geometry/HcalCommonData/interface/HcalDDDRecConstants.h b/Geometry/HcalCommonData/interface/HcalDDDRecConstants.h
index 1cd7a60e3b103..070152daa23aa 100644
--- a/Geometry/HcalCommonData/interface/HcalDDDRecConstants.h
+++ b/Geometry/HcalCommonData/interface/HcalDDDRecConstants.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class HcalDDDRecConstants {
       return gcons;
     }
   }
+  int findDepth(const int& det, const int& eta, const int& phi, const int& zside, const int& lay) const;
   std::vector<int> getDepth(const int& det, const int& phi, const int& zside, const unsigned int& eta) const;
   std::vector<int> getDepth(const unsigned int& eta, const bool& extra) const;
   int getDepthEta16(const int& det, const int& iphi, const int& zside) const {
diff --git a/Geometry/HcalCommonData/interface/HcalHitRelabeller.h b/Geometry/HcalCommonData/interface/HcalHitRelabeller.h
index f4a166dafd891..c13346197a2e2 100644
--- a/Geometry/HcalCommonData/interface/HcalHitRelabeller.h
+++ b/Geometry/HcalCommonData/interface/HcalHitRelabeller.h
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ class HcalHitRelabeller {
   void setGeometry(const HcalDDDRecConstants*&);
   DetId relabel(const uint32_t testId) const;
   static DetId relabel(const uint32_t testId, const HcalDDDRecConstants* theRecNumber);
-
-private:
   double energyWt(const uint32_t testId) const;
 
+private:
   const HcalDDDRecConstants* theRecNumber;
   bool neutralDensity_;
 };
diff --git a/Geometry/HcalCommonData/src/HcalDDDRecConstants.cc b/Geometry/HcalCommonData/src/HcalDDDRecConstants.cc
index 773b325b54fce..4ee9d2c6b0d0c 100644
--- a/Geometry/HcalCommonData/src/HcalDDDRecConstants.cc
+++ b/Geometry/HcalCommonData/src/HcalDDDRecConstants.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "CLHEP/Units/GlobalSystemOfUnits.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <sstream>
 
 //#define EDM_ML_DEBUG
 using namespace geant_units::operators;
@@ -27,6 +28,24 @@ HcalDDDRecConstants::~HcalDDDRecConstants() {
 #endif
 }
 
+int HcalDDDRecConstants::findDepth(
+    const int& det, const int& eta, const int& phi, const int& zside, const int& lay) const {
+  int depth = hcons.findDepth(det, eta, phi, zside, lay);
+  if (depth < 0) {
+    std::vector<int> depths = getDepth(eta, false);
+    if ((lay > 0) && (lay <= static_cast<int>(depths.size())))
+      depth = depths[lay - 1];
+#ifdef EDM_ML_DEBUG
+    std::ostringstream st1;
+    st1 << depths.size() << " depths ";
+    for (const auto& d : depths)
+      st1 << ": " << d;
+    edm::LogVerbatim("HCalGeom") << "HcalDDDRecConstants:: " << st1.str() << " for eta = " << eta << " Depth " << depth;
+#endif
+  }
+  return depth;
+}
+
 std::vector<int> HcalDDDRecConstants::getDepth(const unsigned int& eta, const bool& extra) const {
   if (!extra) {
     std::vector<HcalParameters::LayerItem>::const_iterator last = hpar->layerGroupEtaRec.begin();
diff --git a/Geometry/HcalCommonData/src/HcalHitRelabeller.cc b/Geometry/HcalCommonData/src/HcalHitRelabeller.cc
index 34929db5fcaff..41fdc015925ed 100644
--- a/Geometry/HcalCommonData/src/HcalHitRelabeller.cc
+++ b/Geometry/HcalCommonData/src/HcalHitRelabeller.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ double HcalHitRelabeller::energyWt(const uint32_t testId) const {
   int det, z, depth, eta, phi, layer;
   HcalTestNumbering::unpackHcalIndex(testId, det, z, depth, eta, phi, layer);
   int zside = (z == 0) ? (-1) : (1);
-  double wt = (((det == 1) || (det == 2)) && (depth == 1)) ? theRecNumber->getLayer0Wt(det, phi, zside) : 1.0;
+  double wt = ((((det == 1) && (layer <= 1)) || ((det == 2) && (layer <= 2))) && (depth == 1))
+                  ? theRecNumber->getLayer0Wt(det, phi, zside)
+                  : 1.0;
 #ifdef EDM_ML_DEBUG
   edm::LogVerbatim("HcalSim") << "EnergyWT::det: " << det << " z: " << z << ":" << zside << " depth: " << depth
                               << " ieta: " << eta << " iphi: " << phi << " layer: " << layer << " wt " << wt;