diff --git a/DATA/production/configurations/asyncReco/setenv_extra.sh b/DATA/production/configurations/asyncReco/setenv_extra.sh
index 3a26bc4d8..31c37992a 100644
--- a/DATA/production/configurations/asyncReco/setenv_extra.sh
+++ b/DATA/production/configurations/asyncReco/setenv_extra.sh
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ elif [[ $ALIGNLEVEL == 1 ]]; then
   ERROB="100e-8"
   [[ -z $TPCITSTIMEERR ]] && TPCITSTIMEERR="0.2"
   [[ -z $ITS_CONFIG || "$ITS_CONFIG" != *"--tracking-mode"* ]] && export ITS_CONFIG+=" --tracking-mode async"
-  CUT_MATCH_CHI2=100
+  [[ $ALIEN_JDL_LPMANCHORYEAR == "2023" ]] && [[ $BEAMTYPE == "PbPb" ]] && CUT_MATCH_CHI2=80 || CUT_MATCH_CHI2=100
   export ITSTPCMATCH="tpcitsMatch.safeMarginTimeCorrErr=2.;tpcitsMatch.XMatchingRef=60.;tpcitsMatch.cutMatchingChi2=$CUT_MATCH_CHI2;;tpcitsMatch.crudeAbsDiffCut[0]=6;tpcitsMatch.crudeAbsDiffCut[1]=6;tpcitsMatch.crudeAbsDiffCut[2]=0.3;tpcitsMatch.crudeAbsDiffCut[3]=0.3;tpcitsMatch.crudeAbsDiffCut[4]=2.5;tpcitsMatch.crudeNSigma2Cut[0]=64;tpcitsMatch.crudeNSigma2Cut[1]=64;tpcitsMatch.crudeNSigma2Cut[2]=64;tpcitsMatch.crudeNSigma2Cut[3]=64;tpcitsMatch.crudeNSigma2Cut[4]=64;"
 
   #-------------------------------------- TPC corrections -----------------------------------------------