diff --git a/Detectors/Vertexing/include/DetectorsVertexing/SVertexerParams.h b/Detectors/Vertexing/include/DetectorsVertexing/SVertexerParams.h
index 1e76e5ea38553..5493382250fb2 100644
--- a/Detectors/Vertexing/include/DetectorsVertexing/SVertexerParams.h
+++ b/Detectors/Vertexing/include/DetectorsVertexing/SVertexerParams.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct SVertexerParams : public o2::conf::ConfigurableParamHelper<SVertexerParam
   float minParamChange = 1e-3;  ///< stop when tracks X-params being minimized change by less that this value
   float minRelChi2Change = 0.9; ///< stop when chi2 changes by less than this value
   float maxDZIni = 5.;          ///< don't consider as a seed (circles intersection) if Z distance exceeds this
+  float maxDXYIni = 4.;         ///< don't consider as a seed (circles intersection) if XY distance exceeds this
   float maxRIni = 150;          ///< don't consider as a seed (circles intersection) if its R exceeds this
   //
   // propagation options
diff --git a/Detectors/Vertexing/src/SVertexer.cxx b/Detectors/Vertexing/src/SVertexer.cxx
index 136551f62e654..5287489001bc4 100644
--- a/Detectors/Vertexing/src/SVertexer.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/Vertexing/src/SVertexer.cxx
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ void SVertexer::setupThreads()
     fitter.setMinParamChange(mSVParams->minParamChange);
     fitter.setMinRelChi2Change(mSVParams->minRelChi2Change);
     fitter.setMaxDZIni(mSVParams->maxDZIni);
+    fitter.setMaxDXYIni(mSVParams->maxDXYIni);
     fitter.setMaxChi2(mSVParams->maxChi2);
     fitter.setMatCorrType(o2::base::Propagator::MatCorrType(mSVParams->matCorr));
     fitter.setUsePropagator(mSVParams->usePropagator);
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ void SVertexer::setupThreads()
     fitter.setMinParamChange(mSVParams->minParamChange);
     fitter.setMinRelChi2Change(mSVParams->minRelChi2Change);
     fitter.setMaxDZIni(mSVParams->maxDZIni);
+    fitter.setMaxDXYIni(mSVParams->maxDXYIni);
     fitter.setMaxChi2(mSVParams->maxChi2);
     fitter.setMatCorrType(o2::base::Propagator::MatCorrType(mSVParams->matCorr));
     fitter.setUsePropagator(mSVParams->usePropagator);
@@ -385,6 +387,7 @@ void SVertexer::setupThreads()
     fitter.setMinParamChange(mSVParams->minParamChange);
     fitter.setMinRelChi2Change(mSVParams->minRelChi2Change);
     fitter.setMaxDZIni(mSVParams->maxDZIni);
+    fitter.setMaxDXYIni(mSVParams->maxDXYIni);
     fitter.setMaxChi2(mSVParams->maxChi2);
     fitter.setMatCorrType(o2::base::Propagator::MatCorrType(mSVParams->matCorr));
     fitter.setUsePropagator(mSVParams->usePropagator);
@@ -611,6 +614,7 @@ bool SVertexer::checkV0(const TrackCand& seedP, const TrackCand& seedN, int iP,
     //            (pV0Abs * seedN.getP());
     // float pL1 = p1 * seedP.getP();
     // float pL2 = p2 * seedN.getP();
+    // float alpha = (pL1-pL2)/(pL1+pL2);
     float pT1 = pPos * std::sqrt(1 - p1);
     if (pT1 > mSVParams->pidCutsPhotonAP) {
       hypCheckStatus[HypV0::Photon] = false;