diff --git a/prodtests/full-system-test/dpl-workflow.sh b/prodtests/full-system-test/dpl-workflow.sh
index a7c207e7eb90e..95f2477315981 100755
--- a/prodtests/full-system-test/dpl-workflow.sh
+++ b/prodtests/full-system-test/dpl-workflow.sh
@@ -589,6 +589,8 @@ AODPROD_OPT+=" $STRTRACKING "
 workflow_has_parameter AOD && [[ ! -z "$AOD_INPUT" ]] && add_W o2-aod-producer-workflow "$AODPROD_OPT --info-sources $AOD_INPUT $DISABLE_ROOT_INPUT --aod-writer-keep dangling --aod-writer-resfile \"AO2D\" --aod-writer-resmode UPDATE $DISABLE_MC --pipeline $(get_N aod-producer-workflow AOD REST 1 AODPROD)"
 
 # extra workflows in case we want to extra ITS/MFT info for dead channel maps to then go to CCDB for MC
+: ${ALIEN_JDL_PROCESSITSDEADMAP:=}
+: ${ALIEN_JDL_PROCESSMFTDEADMAP:=}
 [[ $ALIEN_JDL_PROCESSITSDEADMAP == 1 ]] && has_detector ITS && add_W o2-itsmft-deadmap-builder-workflow " --local-output --output-dir . --source clusters --tf-sampling 1000"
 [[ $ALIEN_JDL_PROCESSMFTDEADMAP == 1 ]] && has_detector MFT && add_W o2-itsmft-deadmap-builder-workflow " --runmft --local-output --output-dir . --source clusters --tf-sampling 1000"