diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-eic-shell.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-eic-shell.yml
index 97c0733535..26f3cd3fee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-eic-shell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-eic-shell.yml
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ jobs:
           $PWD/install/bin/eicmkplugin.py MyCustomPlugin
           cmake -S MyCustomPlugin -B MyCustomPlugin/build -DEICrecon_ROOT=$PWD/install -DUSER_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=$PWD/install/lib/EICrecon/plugins
           cmake --build MyCustomPlugin/build -j $(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) --target install
-          $PWD/install/bin/eicrecon $JANA_OPTIONS -Pplugins=MyCustomPlugin -Ppodio:output_file=rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4eic.root sim_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4hep.root -Pplugins=dump_flags,janadot -Pdump_flags:json=${{ matrix.particle }}_${{ matrix.detector_config }}_flags.json
+          $PWD/install/bin/eicrecon $JANA_OPTIONS -Pplugins=MyCustomPlugin -Ppodio:output_file=rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4eic.root sim_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4hep.root
 
   eicrecon-test-plugins:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ jobs:
           export DETECTOR_CONFIG=${DETECTOR}_${{ matrix.detector_config }}
           export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/install/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
           export JANA_PLUGIN_PATH=$PWD/install/lib/EICrecon/plugins${JANA_PLUGIN_PATH:+:${JANA_PLUGIN_PATH}}
-          $PWD/install/bin/eicrecon $JANA_OPTIONS -Pplugins=${{ matrix.test_plugins }} -Phistsfile=rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}_${{ matrix.test_plugins }}.hists.root -Ppodio:output_file=rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4eic.root sim_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4hep.root -Pplugins=dump_flags,janadot -Pdump_flags:json=${{ matrix.particle }}_${{ matrix.detector_config }}_flags.json
+          $PWD/install/bin/eicrecon $JANA_OPTIONS -Pplugins=${{ matrix.test_plugins }} -Phistsfile=rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}_${{ matrix.test_plugins }}.hists.root -Ppodio:output_file=rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4eic.root sim_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4hep.root
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}_${{ matrix.test_plugins }}.hists.root
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ jobs:
           export DETECTOR_CONFIG=${DETECTOR}_${{ matrix.detector_config }}
           export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/install/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
           export JANA_PLUGIN_PATH=$PWD/install/lib/EICrecon/plugins${JANA_PLUGIN_PATH:+:${JANA_PLUGIN_PATH}}
-          $PWD/install/bin/eicrecon $JANA_OPTIONS -Pplugins=${{ matrix.benchmark_plugins }} -Phistsfile=rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}_${{ matrix.benchmark_plugins }}.hists.root -Ppodio:output_file=rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4eic.root sim_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4hep.root -Pplugins=dump_flags,janadot -Pdump_flags:json=${{ matrix.particle }}_${{ matrix.detector_config }}_flags.json
+          $PWD/install/bin/eicrecon $JANA_OPTIONS -Pplugins=${{ matrix.benchmark_plugins }} -Phistsfile=rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}_${{ matrix.benchmark_plugins }}.hists.root -Ppodio:output_file=rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4eic.root sim_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}.edm4hep.root
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: rec_${{ matrix.particle }}_1GeV_20GeV_${{ matrix.detector_config }}_${{ matrix.benchmark_plugins }}.hists.root
diff --git a/src/utilities/eicrecon/eicrecon_cli.cpp b/src/utilities/eicrecon/eicrecon_cli.cpp
index 3b3720906a..eaabf77fb3 100644
--- a/src/utilities/eicrecon/eicrecon_cli.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/eicrecon/eicrecon_cli.cpp
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ int Execute(JApplication* app, UserOptions& options) {
         app->GetJParameterManager()->SetParameter("jana:parameter_verbosity", 0);
       }
     }
+    if (not app->GetJParameterManager()->Exists("jana:parameter_strictness")) {
+      app->GetJParameterManager()->SetParameter("jana:parameter_strictness", 2);
+    }
     // Run JANA in normal mode
     try {
       JSignalHandler::register_handlers(app);