diff --git a/examples/DDDigi/scripts/DigiTest.py b/examples/DDDigi/scripts/DigiTest.py
index 651b834c89316cd41f56f81398e685b712bdc46c..ed359782c6c47a035b130fe74fbf6ae8c6f8043c 100644
--- a/examples/DDDigi/scripts/DigiTest.py
+++ b/examples/DDDigi/scripts/DigiTest.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ attenuation = {'Minitel1Hits': 50 * units.ns,
 # ==========================================================================================================
 class Test(dddigi.Digitize):
 
-  def __init__(self, geometry=None):
+  def __init__(self, geometry=None, process_data=True):
     global attenuation
     dddigi.Digitize.__init__(self, dddigi.Kernel())
     dddigi.setPrintFormat(str('%-32s %5s %s'))
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Test(dddigi.Digitize):
     if not os.path.exists(self.inputs[0]):
       if os.path.exists('DDDigi'):
         os.chdir('DDDigi')
-    if not os.path.exists(self.inputs[0]):
+    if process_data and not os.path.exists(self.inputs[0]):
       # This will cause: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'xxxxx'
       open(self.inputs[0])
 
diff --git a/examples/DDDigi/scripts/TestProperties.py b/examples/DDDigi/scripts/TestProperties.py
index 743c1edf0aab52235cf8f6d223232edff4bc3b76..02b584eb7c55c8ff7ec08897cc57679049dd7853 100644
--- a/examples/DDDigi/scripts/TestProperties.py
+++ b/examples/DDDigi/scripts/TestProperties.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def yes_no(val):
 
 def run():
   import DigiTest
-  digi = DigiTest.Test(geometry=None)
+  digi = DigiTest.Test(geometry=None, process_data=False)
   info = digi.info
   num_tests = 0
   histo = digi.create_action('DigiDepositEnergyMonitor/TestHisto')