diff --git a/MCwrapper/MakeMC.csh b/MCwrapper/MakeMC.csh
index f6b47c07..7b1cf4a5 100755
--- a/MCwrapper/MakeMC.csh
+++ b/MCwrapper/MakeMC.csh
@@ -229,15 +229,17 @@ set BGRATE_toUse=$BGRATE
 if ( "$BGRATE" != "rcdb" || "$VERSION" != "mc" ) then
     set BGRATE_toUse=$BGGATE
 else
-	echo "Calculating BGRate.  This process takes a minute..."
-	set BGRATE_toUse=`BGRate_calc --runNo $RUN_NUMBER --coherent_peak $COHERENT_PEAK --beam_on_current $beam_on_current --beam_energy $eBEAM_ENERGY --collimator_diameter 0.00$colsize --radiator_thickness $radthick --endpoint_energy_low $GEN_MIN_ENERGY --endpoint_energy_high $GEN_MAX_ENERGY`
+	if ( $BGTAGONLY_OPTION == "1" || $BKGFOLDSTR == "BeamPhotons" ) then
+		echo "Calculating BGRate.  This process takes a minute..."
+		set BGRATE_toUse=`BGRate_calc --runNo $RUN_NUMBER --coherent_peak $COHERENT_PEAK --beam_on_current $beam_on_current --beam_energy $eBEAM_ENERGY --collimator_diameter 0.00$colsize --radiator_thickness $radthick --endpoint_energy_low $GEN_MIN_ENERGY --endpoint_energy_high $GEN_MAX_ENERGY`
 
-	if ( "$BGRATE_toUse" == "" ) then
-		echo "BGrate_calc is not built or inaccessible.  Please check your build and/or specify a BGRate to be used."
-		exit 12
-	else
-	set BGRATE_list=($BGRATE_toUse:as/ / /)
-	set BGRATE_toUse=$BGRATE_list[$#BGRATE_list]
+		if ( "$BGRATE_toUse" == "" ) then
+			echo "BGrate_calc is not built or inaccessible.  Please check your build and/or specify a BGRate to be used."
+			exit 12
+		else
+			set BGRATE_list=($BGRATE_toUse:as/ / /)
+			set BGRATE_toUse=$BGRATE_list[$#BGRATE_list]
+		endif
 	endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/MCwrapper/MakeMC.sh b/MCwrapper/MakeMC.sh
index a9139af0..3fa370cd 100755
--- a/MCwrapper/MakeMC.sh
+++ b/MCwrapper/MakeMC.sh
@@ -227,17 +227,18 @@ BGRATE_toUse=$BGRATE
 if [[ "$BGRATE" != "rcdb" || "$VERSION" != "mc" ]]; then
     BGRATE_toUse=$BGGATE
 else
-	echo "Calculating BGRate.  This process takes a minute..."
-	BGRATE_toUse=`BGRate_calc --runNo $RUN_NUMBER --coherent_peak $COHERENT_PEAK --beam_on_current $beam_on_current --beam_energy $eBEAM_ENERGY --collimator_diameter 0.00$colsize --radiator_thickness $radthick --endpoint_energy_low $GEN_MIN_ENERGY --endpoint_energy_high $GEN_MAX_ENERGY`
-	echo BGRATE Is: $BGRATE_toUse
-	if [[ $BGRATE_toUse == "" ]]; then
-		echo "BGrate_calc is not built or inaccessible.  Please check your build and/or specify a BGRate to be used."
-		exit 12
-	else
-
-	BGRATE_list=(`echo ${BGRATE_toUse}`)
-	BGRATE_list_length=${#BGRATE_list[@]}
-	BGRATE_toUse=`echo ${BGRATE_list[$(($BGRATE_list_length-1))]}`
+	if [[ $BGTAGONLY_OPTION == "1" || $BKGFOLDSTR=="BeamPhotons" ]]; then
+		echo "Calculating BGRate.  This process takes a minute..."
+		BGRATE_toUse=`BGRate_calc --runNo $RUN_NUMBER --coherent_peak $COHERENT_PEAK --beam_on_current $beam_on_current --beam_energy $eBEAM_ENERGY --collimator_diameter 0.00$colsize --radiator_thickness $radthick --endpoint_energy_low $GEN_MIN_ENERGY --endpoint_energy_high $GEN_MAX_ENERGY`
+		echo BGRATE Is: $BGRATE_toUse
+		if [[ $BGRATE_toUse == "" ]]; then
+			echo "BGrate_calc is not built or inaccessible.  Please check your build and/or specify a BGRate to be used."
+			exit 12
+		else
+			BGRATE_list=(`echo ${BGRATE_toUse}`)
+			BGRATE_list_length=${#BGRATE_list[@]}
+			BGRATE_toUse=`echo ${BGRATE_list[$(($BGRATE_list_length-1))]}`
+		fi
 	fi
 
 fi
diff --git a/MCwrapper/examples/MC.config b/MCwrapper/examples/MC.config
index 4a8968a2..974dda12 100755
--- a/MCwrapper/examples/MC.config
+++ b/MCwrapper/examples/MC.config
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 #RUNNING_DIRECTORY=/run/in/this/directory #where the code should run.  This is defaulted to ./
 
-#ccdbSQLITEPATH=/your/sqlite/path  #if you use SQLITE and it is not part of the environment file that gets sourced
-#rcdbSQLITEPATH=/your/sqlite/path  #if you use SQLITE and it is not part of the environment file that gets sourced
+#ccdbSQLITEPATH=/your/sqlite/path/ccdb.sqlite  #if you use SQLITE and it is not part of the environment file that gets sourced
+#rcdbSQLITEPATH=/your/sqlite/path/rcdb.sqlite  #if you use SQLITE and it is not part of the environment file that gets sourced
 
 
 #TAG=my-custom-prefix-tag
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DATA_OUTPUT_BASE_DIR=OUTPUT-LOCATION#your desired output location
 
 NCORES=4      # Number of CPU threads to use or nodes:node-id:ppn or nodes:ppn depending on your system
 
-GENERATOR=generator-to-use #or you may specifile file:/.../file-to-use
+GENERATOR=generator-to-use #or you may specifile file:/.../file-to-use.hddm
 GENERATOR_CONFIG=config file for generator
 
 #common parameters for generators
diff --git a/MCwrapper/gluex_MC.py b/MCwrapper/gluex_MC.py
index 5d848ceb..ea7fcc0e 100755
--- a/MCwrapper/gluex_MC.py
+++ b/MCwrapper/gluex_MC.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def main(argv):
 
         print "*********************************"
         print "Welcome to v1.10 of the MCwrapper"
-        print "Thomas Britton 11/21/17"
+        print "Thomas Britton 11/22/17"
         print "*********************************"
 
 	#load all argument passed in and set default options