diff --git a/RecoHGCal/Configuration/python/RecoHGCal_EventContent_cff.py b/RecoHGCal/Configuration/python/RecoHGCal_EventContent_cff.py
index 77b647e6ce291..7e0076bb947bb 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/Configuration/python/RecoHGCal_EventContent_cff.py
+++ b/RecoHGCal/Configuration/python/RecoHGCal_EventContent_cff.py
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersTrk_*_*',
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersMIP_*_*',
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersMerge_*_*',
+      'keep *_ticlTrackstersHFNoseTrkEM_*_*',
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersHFNoseEM_*_*',
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersHFNoseMIP_*_*',
+      'keep *_ticlTrackstersHFNoseHAD_*_*',
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersHFNoseMerge_*_*',
       'keep *_pfTICL_*_*'
       )
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/HADStep_cff.py b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/HADStep_cff.py
index 72efaebc201ec..c69aee139b352 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/HADStep_cff.py
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/HADStep_cff.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-from RecoHGCal.TICL.TICLSeedingRegions_cff import ticlSeedingGlobal
+from RecoHGCal.TICL.TICLSeedingRegions_cff import ticlSeedingGlobal, ticlSeedingGlobalHFNose, ticlSeedingForHFHFNose
 from RecoHGCal.TICL.ticlLayerTileProducer_cfi import ticlLayerTileProducer as _ticlLayerTileProducer
 from RecoHGCal.TICL.trackstersProducer_cfi import trackstersProducer as _trackstersProducer
 from RecoHGCal.TICL.filteredLayerClustersProducer_cfi import filteredLayerClustersProducer as _filteredLayerClustersProducer
@@ -44,3 +44,33 @@
     ,ticlTrackstersHAD
     ,ticlMultiClustersFromTrackstersHAD)
 
+filteredLayerClustersHFNoseHAD = _filteredLayerClustersProducer.clone(
+    min_cluster_size = 2, # inclusive
+    algo_number = 9,
+    iteration_label = "HADn",
+    LayerClusters = 'hgcalLayerClustersHFNose',
+    LayerClustersInputMask = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:InitialLayerClustersMask"
+)
+
+ticlTrackstersHFNoseHAD = _trackstersProducer.clone(
+    detector = "HFNose",
+    layer_clusters = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose",
+    layer_clusters_hfnose_tiles = "ticlLayerTileHFNose",
+    original_mask = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:InitialLayerClustersMask",
+    filtered_mask = "filteredLayerClustersHFNoseHAD:HADn",
+    seeding_regions = "ticlSeedingGlobalHFNose",
+    time_layerclusters = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:timeLayerCluster",
+    # For the moment we mask everything w/o requirements since we are last
+    pid_threshold = 0.,
+    skip_layers = 1,
+    min_layers_per_trackster = 5,
+    min_cos_theta = 0.866,    # ~30 degrees
+    min_cos_pointing = 0.819, # ~35 degrees
+    max_delta_time = -1,
+    itername = "HADRONIC"
+    )
+
+ticlHFNoseHADStepTask = cms.Task(ticlSeedingGlobalHFNose
+                                 ,filteredLayerClustersHFNoseHAD
+                                 ,ticlTrackstersHFNoseHAD
+                                 ,ticlSeedingForHFHFNose)
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TrkEMStep_cff.py b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TrkEMStep_cff.py
index ec0e995b5357f..826e194f6f7ff 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TrkEMStep_cff.py
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TrkEMStep_cff.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # CA - PATTERN RECOGNITION
 
 ticlTrackstersTrkEM = _trackstersProducer.clone(
-    filtered_mask = cms.InputTag("filteredLayerClustersTrkEM", "TrkEM"),
+    filtered_mask = "filteredLayerClustersTrkEM:TrkEM",
     seeding_regions = "ticlSeedingTrk",
     filter_on_categories = [0, 1],
     pid_threshold = 0.5,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 filteredLayerClustersHFNoseTrkEM = filteredLayerClustersTrkEM.clone(
     LayerClusters = 'hgcalLayerClustersHFNose',
-    LayerClustersInputMask = cms.InputTag("hgcalLayerClustersHFNose","InitialLayerClustersMask"),
+    LayerClustersInputMask = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:InitialLayerClustersMask",
     min_cluster_size = 2, # inclusive
     algo_number = 9,
     iteration_label = "TrkEMn"
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
     detector = "HFNose",
     layer_clusters = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose",
     layer_clusters_hfnose_tiles = "ticlLayerTileHFNose",
-    original_mask = cms.InputTag("hgcalLayerClustersHFNose","InitialLayerClustersMask"),
-    filtered_mask = cms.InputTag("filteredLayerClustersHFNoseTrkEM", "TrkEMn"),
+    original_mask = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:InitialLayerClustersMask",
+    filtered_mask = "filteredLayerClustersHFNoseTrkEM:TrkEMn",
     seeding_regions = "ticlSeedingTrkHFNose",
     time_layerclusters = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:timeLayerCluster",
     itername = "TrkEMn",
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/iterativeTICL_cff.py b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/iterativeTICL_cff.py
index dc44121abda7f..353ff8ccd5008 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/iterativeTICL_cff.py
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/iterativeTICL_cff.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 iterHFNoseTICLTask = cms.Task(ticlLayerTileHFNoseTask
     ,ticlHFNoseTrkEMStepTask
     ,ticlHFNoseEMStepTask
+    ,ticlHFNoseHADStepTask
     ,ticlHFNoseMIPStepTask
 )