diff --git a/src/plugins/Analysis/ReactionEfficiency/DEventProcessor_ReactionEfficiency.cc b/src/plugins/Analysis/ReactionEfficiency/DEventProcessor_ReactionEfficiency.cc
index 65e2374425..4d725b9489 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Analysis/ReactionEfficiency/DEventProcessor_ReactionEfficiency.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/Analysis/ReactionEfficiency/DEventProcessor_ReactionEfficiency.cc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void DEventProcessor_ReactionEfficiency::Process(const std::shared_ptr<const JEv
 		//If no cuts are performed by the analysis actions added to a DReaction, then this saves all of its particle combinations. 
 		//The event writer gets the DAnalysisResults objects from JANA, performing the analysis. 
 	// string is DReaction factory tag: will fill trees for all DReactions that are defined in the specified factory
-	const DEventWriterROOT_ReactionEfficiency* locEventWriterROOT = NULL;
+	const DEventWriterROOT* locEventWriterROOT = NULL;
 	locEvent->GetSingle(locEventWriterROOT, "ReactionEfficiency");
 	locEventWriterROOT->Fill_DataTrees(locEvent, "ReactionEfficiency");
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/Analysis/ReactionEfficiency/DEventWriterROOT_factory_ReactionEfficiency.h b/src/plugins/Analysis/ReactionEfficiency/DEventWriterROOT_factory_ReactionEfficiency.h
index c2ac575425..c22654ba1c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Analysis/ReactionEfficiency/DEventWriterROOT_factory_ReactionEfficiency.h
+++ b/src/plugins/Analysis/ReactionEfficiency/DEventWriterROOT_factory_ReactionEfficiency.h
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ class DEventWriterROOT_factory_ReactionEfficiency : public JFactoryT<DEventWrite
 {
 	public:
 		DEventWriterROOT_factory_ReactionEfficiency(){
+                        SetTag("ReactionEfficiency");
 			SetRegenerateFlag(true); //prevents JANA from searching the input file for these objects
-                        }; 
+                }; 
 		~DEventWriterROOT_factory_ReactionEfficiency(){};
-		const char* Tag(void){return "ReactionEfficiency";}
 
 		DEventWriterROOT_ReactionEfficiency *dROOTEventWriter = nullptr;