diff --git a/DQMServices/Core/interface/DQMStore.h b/DQMServices/Core/interface/DQMStore.h
index aeee70b341cc5..d8affd039894d 100644
--- a/DQMServices/Core/interface/DQMStore.h
+++ b/DQMServices/Core/interface/DQMStore.h
@@ -792,11 +792,14 @@ namespace dqm {
 
       // Book MEs by lumi by default whenever possible.
       bool doSaveByLumi_;
-      std::vector<std::string> MEsToSave_;  //just if perLS is ON
 
       // if non-empty, debugTrackME calls will log some information whenever a
       // ME path contains this string.
       std::string trackME_;
+
+    public:
+      // Book MEs by lumi from list in DQMServices/Core/python/DQMStore_cfi.py
+      std::vector<std::string> MEsToSave_;  //just if perLS is ON
     };
   }  // namespace implementation
 
diff --git a/DQMServices/Core/python/nanoDQMIO_perLSoutput_cff.py b/DQMServices/Core/python/nanoDQMIO_perLSoutput_cff.py
index 17040ccf9403f..3f3458a925aa6 100644
--- a/DQMServices/Core/python/nanoDQMIO_perLSoutput_cff.py
+++ b/DQMServices/Core/python/nanoDQMIO_perLSoutput_cff.py
@@ -139,16 +139,16 @@
     "SiStrip/MechanicalView/MainDiagonal Position",
     "SiStrip/MechanicalView/NumberOfClustersInPixel",
     "SiStrip/MechanicalView/NumberOfClustersInStrip",
-    "Tracking/TrackParameters/GeneralProperties/Chi2oNDF_lumiFlag_GenTk",
-    "Tracking/TrackParameters/GeneralProperties/NumberOfRecHitsPerTrack_lumiFlag_GenTk",
-    "Tracking/TrackParameters/GeneralProperties/NumberOfTracks_lumiFlag_GenTk",
+    "Tracking/TrackParameters/generalTracks/LSanalysis/Chi2oNDF_lumiFlag_GenTk",  
+    "Tracking/TrackParameters/generalTracks/LSanalysis/NumberOfRecHitsPerTrack_lumiFlag_GenTk", 
+    "Tracking/TrackParameters/generalTracks/LSanalysis/NumberOfTracks_lumiFlag_GenTk", 
     "Tracking/TrackParameters/highPurityTracks/pt_1/GeneralProperties/SIPDxyToPV_GenTk",
     "Tracking/TrackParameters/highPurityTracks/pt_1/GeneralProperties/SIPDzToPV_GenTk",
     "Tracking/TrackParameters/highPurityTracks/pt_1/GeneralProperties/SIP3DToPV_GenTk",
     "Tracking/TrackParameters/generalTracks/HitProperties/NumberOfMissingOuterRecHitsPerTrack_GenTk",
     "Tracking/TrackParameters/generalTracks/HitProperties/NumberMORecHitsPerTrackVsPt_GenTk",
     "OfflinePV/offlinePrimaryVertices/tagVtxProb",
-    "OfflinePV/offlinePrimaryVertice/tagType",
+    "OfflinePV/offlinePrimaryVertices/tagType",
     "OfflinePV/Resolution/PV/pull_x",
     "OfflinePV/Resolution/PV/pull_y",
     "OfflinePV/Resolution/PV/pull_z",
diff --git a/DQMServices/Core/src/DQMStore.cc b/DQMServices/Core/src/DQMStore.cc
index 0f95d9f75d56e..e034b3e358761 100644
--- a/DQMServices/Core/src/DQMStore.cc
+++ b/DQMServices/Core/src/DQMStore.cc
@@ -99,15 +99,28 @@ namespace dqm::implementation {
       MonitorElementData medata;
       medata.key_.path_ = path;
       medata.key_.kind_ = kind;
-      medata.key_.scope_ = this->scope_;
+
+      if (not store_->MEsToSave_.empty()) {
+        bool pathInList = false;
+        for (auto& thepath : store_->MEsToSave_) {
+          if (fullpath == thepath) {
+            medata.key_.scope_ = MonitorElementData::Scope::LUMI;
+            pathInList = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (not pathInList)
+          medata.key_.scope_ = this->scope_;
+      } else
+        medata.key_.scope_ = this->scope_;
 
       // will be (0,0) ( = prototype) in the common case.
       // This branching is for harvesting, where we have run/lumi in the booker.
-      if (this->scope_ == MonitorElementData::Scope::JOB) {
+      if (medata.key_.scope_ == MonitorElementData::Scope::JOB) {
         medata.key_.id_ = edm::LuminosityBlockID();
-      } else if (this->scope_ == MonitorElementData::Scope::RUN) {
+      } else if (medata.key_.scope_ == MonitorElementData::Scope::RUN) {
         medata.key_.id_ = edm::LuminosityBlockID(this->runlumi_.run(), 0);
-      } else if (this->scope_ == MonitorElementData::Scope::LUMI) {
+      } else if (medata.key_.scope_ == MonitorElementData::Scope::LUMI) {
         // In the messy case of legacy-booking a LUMI ME in beginRun (or
         // similar), where we don't have a valid lumi number yet, make sure to
         // book a prototype instead.