diff --git a/RecoEgamma/EgammaTools/python/egammaGainSwitchFixToolsForPAT_cff.py b/RecoEgamma/EgammaTools/python/egammaGainSwitchFixToolsForPAT_cff.py
index 5a701911b18a5..f52289aa261ef 100644
--- a/RecoEgamma/EgammaTools/python/egammaGainSwitchFixToolsForPAT_cff.py
+++ b/RecoEgamma/EgammaTools/python/egammaGainSwitchFixToolsForPAT_cff.py
@@ -1,7 +1,106 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms 
 
-def customizeGSFixForPAT(process): 
+def replace_input_tag_module_label(tag,names_to_replace,suffix):
+    if type(tag)==str: #having some problems with things appearing as strings....
+        if tag in names_to_replace:
+            tag = tag+suffix
+    else:
+        if tag.getModuleLabel() in names_to_replace:
+            tag.setModuleLabel(tag.getModuleLabel()+suffix)
+      
+#replaces all input tags in the module which match modules to replace with that module name + suffix
+def replace_input_tags(process,modname,pset,modules_to_replace,suffix):
+    for paraname in pset.parameterNames_():
+        para = pset.getParameter(paraname)
+        if para.pythonTypeName()=="cms.PSet":
+            replace_input_tags(process,modname,para,modules_to_replace,suffix)
+        elif para.pythonTypeName()=="cms.VPSet":
+            for newpset in para:
+                replace_input_tags(process,modname,newpset,modules_to_replace,suffix)
+        elif para.pythonTypeName()=="cms.InputTag":
+            replace_input_tag_module_label(para,modules_to_replace,suffix)            
+        elif para.pythonTypeName()=="cms.VInputTag":
+            for tag in para: 
+                replace_input_tag_module_label(tag,modules_to_replace,suffix)
+        
+                                                  
+#clones all these egamma pat modules and then updates the tags of these modules
+#to point to the other cloned modules
+def miniAOD_addOrginalEGamma(process,suffix):
+    modules_to_clone=["slimmedElectrons",
+                      "selectedPatElectrons",
+                      "patElectrons",
+                      "slimmedPhotons",
+                      "selectedPatPhotons",
+                      "patPhotons",
+                      "reducedEgamma",
+                      "egmGsfElectronIDs",
+                      "electronMVAValueMapProducer",
+                      "electronRegressionValueMapProducer",
+                      "egmPhotonIDs",
+                      "photonIDValueMapProducer",
+                      "photonRegressionValueMapProducer",
+                      "photonMVAValueMapProducer",
+                      #"particleBasedIsolation",
+                      #"PhotonIDProdGED",
+                      #"eidLoose",
+                      #"eidRobustHighEnergy",
+                      #"eidRobustLoose",
+                      #"eidRobustTight",
+                      #"eidTight",
+                      #"photonEcalPFClusterIsolationProducer",
+                      #"photonHcalPFClusterIsolationProducer",
+                      #"phoEcalPFClusIso",
+                      #"phoHcalPFClusIso",
+                      #"electronEcalPFClusterIsolationProducer",
+                      #"electronHcalPFClusterIsolationProducer",
+                      #"eleEcalPFClusIso",
+                      #"eleHcalPFClusIso",
+                      "phPFIsoDepositChargedPAT",
+                      "phPFIsoDepositChargedAllPAT",
+                      "phPFIsoDepositPUPAT",
+                      "phPFIsoDepositNeutralPAT",
+                      "phPFIsoDepositGammaPAT",
+                      "phPFIsoValueCharged04PFIdPAT",
+                      "phPFIsoValueChargedAll04PFIdPAT",
+                      "phPFIsoValuePU04PFIdPAT",
+                      "phPFIsoValueNeutral04PFIdPAT",
+                      "phPFIsoValueGamma04PFIdPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoDepositChargedPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoDepositChargedAllPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoDepositPUPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoDepositNeutralPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoDepositGammaPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoValueCharged04PFIdPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoValueChargedAll04PFIdPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoValuePU04PFIdPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoValueNeutral04PFIdPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoValueGamma04PFIdPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoValueCharged04NoPFIdPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoValueChargedAll04NoPFIdPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoValuePU04NoPFIdPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoValueNeutral04NoPFIdPAT",
+                      "elPFIsoValueGamma04NoPFIdPAT"]
+     
+
+    for name in modules_to_clone:
+        new_name = name+suffix
+        setattr(process,new_name,getattr(process,name).clone())  
+        replace_input_tags(process,new_name,getattr(process,new_name),modules_to_clone,suffix)
+          
+
 
+
+
+def customizeGSFixForPAT(process): 
+    #this clones all the modules before they were modified to run on the orginal collections
+    miniAOD_addOrginalEGamma(process,"BeforeGSFix")
+    process.MINIAODoutput.outputCommands.extend(['keep *_reducedEgammaBeforeGSFix_*_*',
+                                                 'keep *_slimmedElectronsBeforeGSFix_*_*',
+                                                 'keep *_slimmedPhotonsBeforeGSFix_*_*',
+                                                 'drop *_reducedEgammaBeforeGSFix_reducedGedGsfElectrons_*',
+                                                 'drop *_reducedEgammaBeforeGSFix_reducedGedPhotons_*',
+                                                 ])
     process.reducedEgamma.gsfElectrons = cms.InputTag("gedGsfElectronsGSFixed")
     process.reducedEgamma.gsfElectronsPFValMap = cms.InputTag("particleBasedIsolationGSFixed","gedGsfElectrons")
     process.reducedEgamma.gsfElectronPFClusterIsoSources = cms.VInputTag(