diff --git a/Simulation/DetSimSD/include/DetSimSD/CaloSensitiveDetector.h b/Simulation/DetSimSD/include/DetSimSD/CaloSensitiveDetector.h
index 28b3ab3b11f7e48b6f300402e1e9e9edefd986bb..5e228698bcaeab116263d4ebf1c19cb0341b5800 100644
--- a/Simulation/DetSimSD/include/DetSimSD/CaloSensitiveDetector.h
+++ b/Simulation/DetSimSD/include/DetSimSD/CaloSensitiveDetector.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ protected:
 protected:
 
     HitCollection* m_hc;
+    std::map<unsigned long, CalorimeterHit*> m_hitMap;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/Simulation/DetSimSD/src/CaloSensitiveDetector.cpp b/Simulation/DetSimSD/src/CaloSensitiveDetector.cpp
index 1547f9fe3506be659803ef0d8f5da2e3bcd79fdf..25ce6e6e135f3df08c067ba511267877c9419129 100644
--- a/Simulation/DetSimSD/src/CaloSensitiveDetector.cpp
+++ b/Simulation/DetSimSD/src/CaloSensitiveDetector.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CaloSensitiveDetector::Initialize(G4HCofThisEvent* HCE) {
     if(HCID<0) HCID = G4SDManager::GetSDMpointer()->GetCollectionID(m_hc);
     HCE->AddHitsCollection( HCID, m_hc ); 
 
+    m_hitMap.clear();
 }
 
 G4bool
@@ -33,13 +34,21 @@ CaloSensitiveDetector::ProcessHits(G4Step* step, G4TouchableHistory*) {
     dd4hep::sim::Geant4StepHandler h(step);
     dd4hep::Position pos = 0.5 * (h.prePos() + h.postPos());
     HitContribution contrib = dd4hep::sim::Geant4Hit::extractContribution(step);
-    CalorimeterHit* hit=find(m_hc,dd4hep::sim::HitPositionCompare<CalorimeterHit>(pos));
-
+    const std::string& name = GetName();
+    unsigned long id = getCellID( step );
+    //std::cout << name << " " << id << std::endl;
+    CalorimeterHit* hit=nullptr;
+    if(name.find("Merge")==-1&&name.find("merge")==-1) find(m_hc,dd4hep::sim::HitPositionCompare<CalorimeterHit>(pos));
+    else{
+      std::map<unsigned long, CalorimeterHit*>::iterator it = m_hitMap.find(id);
+      if(it!=m_hitMap.end()) hit = it->second;
+    }
     //    G4cout << "----------- Geant4GenericSD<Calorimeter>::buildHits : position : " << pos << G4endl;
     if ( !hit ) {
         hit = new CalorimeterHit(pos);
         hit->cellID  = getCellID( step );
         m_hc->insert(hit);
+	if(name.find("Merge")!=-1||name.find("merge")!=-1) m_hitMap[id] = hit;
     }
     hit->truth.push_back(contrib);
     hit->energyDeposit += contrib.deposit;