diff --git a/include/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParserTools.h b/include/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParserTools.h
index bd03c9d2..92c7c964 100644
--- a/include/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParserTools.h
+++ b/include/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParserTools.h
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
 class JPetGeantParserTools
 {
 public:
-  static JPetMCHit createJPetMCHit(JPetGeantScinHits* geantHit, const JPetParamBank& paramBank);
+  static JPetMCHit createJPetMCHit(JPetGeantScinHits* geantHit, const JPetParamBank& paramBank, const float timeShift);
 
-  static JPetHit reconstructHit(JPetMCHit& hit, const JPetParamBank& paramBank, const float timeShift, JPetHitExperimentalParametrizer& parametrizer);
+  static JPetHit reconstructHit(JPetMCHit& hit, const JPetParamBank& paramBank, JPetHitExperimentalParametrizer& parametrizer);
 
   static bool isHitReconstructed(JPetHit& hit, const float th);
 
diff --git a/src/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParser.cpp b/src/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParser.cpp
index 9b82ba6b..c4d1e144 100644
--- a/src/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParser.cpp
+++ b/src/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParser.cpp
@@ -315,12 +315,12 @@ void JPetGeantParser::processMCEvent(JPetGeantEventPack* evPack)
   {
 
     // translate geantHit -> JPetMCHit
-    JPetMCHit mcHit = JPetGeantParserTools::createJPetMCHit(evPack->GetHit(i), getParamBank());
+    JPetMCHit mcHit = JPetGeantParserTools::createJPetMCHit(evPack->GetHit(i), getParamBank(), timeShift);
 
     if (fMakeHisto)
       fillHistoMCGen(mcHit);
     // create reconstructed hit and add all smearings
-    JPetHit recHit = JPetGeantParserTools::reconstructHit(mcHit, getParamBank(), timeShift, fExperimentalParametrizer);
+    JPetHit recHit = JPetGeantParserTools::reconstructHit(mcHit, getParamBank(), fExperimentalParametrizer);
 
     // add criteria for possible rejection of reconstructed events (e.g. E>50 keV)
     if (JPetGeantParserTools::isHitReconstructed(recHit, fExperimentalThreshold))
diff --git a/src/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParserTools.cpp b/src/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParserTools.cpp
index 45218113..29376a21 100644
--- a/src/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParserTools.cpp
+++ b/src/GeantParser/JPetGeantParser/JPetGeantParserTools.cpp
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 
 #include <TMath.h>
 
-JPetMCHit JPetGeantParserTools::createJPetMCHit(JPetGeantScinHits* geantHit, const JPetParamBank& paramBank)
+JPetMCHit JPetGeantParserTools::createJPetMCHit(JPetGeantScinHits* geantHit, const JPetParamBank& paramBank, const float timeShift)
 {
-  JPetMCHit mcHit = JPetMCHit(0,          // UInt_t MCDecayTreeIndex,
-                              geantHit->GetEvtID(),    // UInt_t MCVtxIndex,
-                              geantHit->GetEneDepos(), //  keV
-                              geantHit->GetTime(),     //  ps
+  JPetMCHit mcHit = JPetMCHit(0,                               // UInt_t MCDecayTreeIndex,
+                              geantHit->GetEvtID(),            // UInt_t MCVtxIndex,
+                              geantHit->GetEneDepos(),         //  keV
+                              geantHit->GetTime() + timeShift, //  ps
                               geantHit->GetHitPosition(), geantHit->GetPolarizationIn(), geantHit->GetMomentumIn());
 
   JPetScin& scin = paramBank.getScintillator(geantHit->GetScinID());
@@ -33,15 +33,14 @@ JPetMCHit JPetGeantParserTools::createJPetMCHit(JPetGeantScinHits* geantHit, con
   return mcHit;
 }
 
-JPetHit JPetGeantParserTools::reconstructHit(JPetMCHit& mcHit, const JPetParamBank& paramBank, const float timeShift,
-                                             JPetHitExperimentalParametrizer& parametrizer)
+JPetHit JPetGeantParserTools::reconstructHit(JPetMCHit& mcHit, const JPetParamBank& paramBank, JPetHitExperimentalParametrizer& parametrizer)
 {
   JPetHit hit = dynamic_cast<JPetHit&>(mcHit);
   /// Nonsmeared values
   auto scinID = mcHit.getScintillator().getID();
   auto posZ = mcHit.getPosZ();
   auto energy = mcHit.getEnergy();
-  auto time = mcHit.getTime() + timeShift;
+  auto time = mcHit.getTime();
 
   hit.setEnergy(parametrizer.addEnergySmearing(scinID, posZ, energy, time));
   // adjust to time window and smear