diff --git a/SDL/Event.cc b/SDL/Event.cc
index 54aea9b3..0bea0d16 100644
--- a/SDL/Event.cc
+++ b/SDL/Event.cc
@@ -1675,6 +1675,7 @@ SDL::tripletsBuffer<alpaka::DevCpu>* SDL::Event<SDL::Acc>::getTriplets() {
     alpaka::memcpy(queue, tripletsInCPU->logicalLayers_buf, tripletsBuffers->logicalLayers_buf, 3 * nMemHost);
     alpaka::memcpy(queue, tripletsInCPU->segmentIndices_buf, tripletsBuffers->segmentIndices_buf, 2 * nMemHost);
     alpaka::memcpy(queue, tripletsInCPU->betaIn_buf, tripletsBuffers->betaIn_buf, nMemHost);
+    alpaka::memcpy(queue, tripletsInCPU->circleRadius_buf, tripletsBuffers->circleRadius_buf, nMemHost);
     alpaka::memcpy(queue, tripletsInCPU->nTriplets_buf, tripletsBuffers->nTriplets_buf);
     alpaka::memcpy(queue, tripletsInCPU->totOccupancyTriplets_buf, tripletsBuffers->totOccupancyTriplets_buf);
     alpaka::wait(queue);
diff --git a/SDL/Triplet.h b/SDL/Triplet.h
index 89363d61..3ea9571a 100644
--- a/SDL/Triplet.h
+++ b/SDL/Triplet.h
@@ -377,8 +377,7 @@ namespace SDL {
     float alpha_InLo = __H2F(segmentsInGPU.dPhiChanges[innerSegmentIndex]);
     float tl_axis_x = mdsInGPU.anchorX[thirdMDIndex] - mdsInGPU.anchorX[firstMDIndex];
     float tl_axis_y = mdsInGPU.anchorY[thirdMDIndex] - mdsInGPU.anchorY[firstMDIndex];
-    float betaInRHmin =
-        alpha_InLo - SDL::phi_mpi_pi(acc, SDL::phi(acc, tl_axis_x, tl_axis_y) - mdsInGPU.anchorPhi[firstMDIndex]);
+    betaIn = alpha_InLo - SDL::phi_mpi_pi(acc, SDL::phi(acc, tl_axis_x, tl_axis_y) - mdsInGPU.anchorPhi[firstMDIndex]);
 
     //beta computation
     float drt_tl_axis = alpaka::math::sqrt(acc, tl_axis_x * tl_axis_x + tl_axis_y * tl_axis_y);
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ namespace SDL {
         (0.02f / drt_InSeg);
 
     //Cut #3: first beta cut
-    pass = pass and (alpaka::math::abs(acc, betaInRHmin) < betaInCut);
+    pass = pass and (alpaka::math::abs(acc, betaIn) < betaInCut);
 
     return pass;
   };
@@ -821,7 +820,6 @@ namespace SDL {
                                                                    float& sdlCut,
                                                                    float& betaInCut) {
     bool pass = true;
-
     //this cut reduces the number of candidates by a factor of 4, i.e., 3 out of 4 warps can end right here!
     if (segmentsInGPU.mdIndices[2 * innerSegmentIndex + 1] != segmentsInGPU.mdIndices[2 * outerSegmentIndex])
       return false;
diff --git a/code/core/write_sdl_ntuple.cc b/code/core/write_sdl_ntuple.cc
index 327a5995..0b60d254 100644
--- a/code/core/write_sdl_ntuple.cc
+++ b/code/core/write_sdl_ntuple.cc
@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ std::tuple<float, float, float, vector<unsigned int>, vector<unsigned int>> pars
 {
     // Get relevant information
     SDL::trackCandidatesBuffer<alpaka::DevCpu>& trackCandidatesInGPU = (*event->getTrackCandidates());
+    SDL::tripletsBuffer<alpaka::DevCpu>& tripletsInGPU = (*event->getTriplets());
     SDL::segmentsBuffer<alpaka::DevCpu>& segmentsInGPU = (*event->getSegments());
 
     //
@@ -922,14 +923,16 @@ std::tuple<float, float, float, vector<unsigned int>, vector<unsigned int>> pars
     // ****           oo -- oo -- oo               pT3
     unsigned int pT3 = trackCandidatesInGPU.directObjectIndices[idx];
     unsigned int pLS = getPixelLSFrompT3(event, pT3);
+    unsigned int T3 = getT3FrompT3(event, pT3);
 
     // pixel pt
     const float pt_pLS = segmentsInGPU.ptIn[pLS];
     const float eta_pLS = segmentsInGPU.eta[pLS];
     const float phi_pLS = segmentsInGPU.phi[pLS];
+    float pt_T3 = tripletsInGPU.circleRadius[T3] * 2 * SDL::k2Rinv1GeVf;
 
     // average pt
-    const float pt = pt_pLS;
+    const float pt = (pt_pLS+pt_T3)/2;
 
     // Form the hit idx/type vector
     std::vector<unsigned int> hit_idx = getHitIdxsFrompT3(event, pT3);