diff --git a/Detectors/Base/include/DetectorsBase/Propagator.h b/Detectors/Base/include/DetectorsBase/Propagator.h
index 8a85455d251bb..c9b71b0d123a6 100644
--- a/Detectors/Base/include/DetectorsBase/Propagator.h
+++ b/Detectors/Base/include/DetectorsBase/Propagator.h
@@ -64,38 +64,38 @@ class Propagator
   static constexpr float MAX_STEP = 2.0f;
 
   GPUd() bool PropagateToXBxByBz(o2::track::TrackParCov& track, float x,
-                                 float maxSnp = MAX_SIN_PHI, float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrTGeo,
+                                 float maxSnp = MAX_SIN_PHI, float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT,
                                  o2::track::TrackLTIntegral* tofInfo = nullptr, int signCorr = 0) const;
 
   GPUd() bool PropagateToXBxByBz(o2::track::TrackPar& track, float x,
-                                 float maxSnp = MAX_SIN_PHI, float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrTGeo,
+                                 float maxSnp = MAX_SIN_PHI, float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT,
                                  o2::track::TrackLTIntegral* tofInfo = nullptr, int signCorr = 0) const;
 
   GPUd() bool propagateToX(o2::track::TrackParCov& track, float x, float bZ,
-                           float maxSnp = MAX_SIN_PHI, float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrTGeo,
+                           float maxSnp = MAX_SIN_PHI, float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT,
                            o2::track::TrackLTIntegral* tofInfo = nullptr, int signCorr = 0) const;
 
   GPUd() bool propagateToX(o2::track::TrackPar& track, float x, float bZ,
-                           float maxSnp = MAX_SIN_PHI, float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrTGeo,
+                           float maxSnp = MAX_SIN_PHI, float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT,
                            o2::track::TrackLTIntegral* tofInfo = nullptr, int signCorr = 0) const;
 
   GPUd() bool propagateToDCA(const o2::dataformats::VertexBase& vtx, o2::track::TrackParCov& track, float bZ,
-                             float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrTGeo,
+                             float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT,
                              o2::dataformats::DCA* dcaInfo = nullptr, o2::track::TrackLTIntegral* tofInfo = nullptr,
                              int signCorr = 0, float maxD = 999.f) const;
 
   GPUd() bool propagateToDCABxByBz(const o2::dataformats::VertexBase& vtx, o2::track::TrackParCov& track,
-                                   float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrTGeo,
+                                   float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT,
                                    o2::dataformats::DCA* dcaInfo = nullptr, o2::track::TrackLTIntegral* tofInfo = nullptr,
                                    int signCorr = 0, float maxD = 999.f) const;
 
   GPUd() bool propagateToDCA(const o2::math_utils::Point3D<float>& vtx, o2::track::TrackPar& track, float bZ,
-                             float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrTGeo,
+                             float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT,
                              gpu::gpustd::array<float, 2>* dca = nullptr, o2::track::TrackLTIntegral* tofInfo = nullptr,
                              int signCorr = 0, float maxD = 999.f) const;
 
   GPUd() bool propagateToDCABxByBz(const o2::math_utils::Point3D<float>& vtx, o2::track::TrackPar& track,
-                                   float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrTGeo,
+                                   float maxStep = MAX_STEP, MatCorrType matCorr = MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT,
                                    gpu::gpustd::array<float, 2>* dca = nullptr, o2::track::TrackLTIntegral* tofInfo = nullptr,
                                    int signCorr = 0, float maxD = 999.f) const;
 
diff --git a/Detectors/Base/src/Propagator.cxx b/Detectors/Base/src/Propagator.cxx
index 2e26615b1c9e2..951f014052b80 100644
--- a/Detectors/Base/src/Propagator.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/Base/src/Propagator.cxx
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ GPUd() bool Propagator::propagateToDCABxByBz(const math_utils::Point3D<float>& v
 GPUd() MatBudget Propagator::getMatBudget(Propagator::MatCorrType corrType, const math_utils::Point3D<float>& p0, const math_utils::Point3D<float>& p1) const
 {
 #if !defined(GPUCA_STANDALONE) && !defined(GPUCA_GPUCODE)
-  if (corrType == MatCorrType::USEMatCorrTGeo) {
+  if (corrType == MatCorrType::USEMatCorrTGeo || !mMatLUT) {
     return GeometryManager::meanMaterialBudget(p0, p1);
   }
 #endif