diff --git a/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/TableProducer/femtoUniverseProducerTask.cxx b/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/TableProducer/femtoUniverseProducerTask.cxx
index a9b94fe4b0a..af0370625ca 100644
--- a/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/TableProducer/femtoUniverseProducerTask.cxx
+++ b/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/TableProducer/femtoUniverseProducerTask.cxx
@@ -881,12 +881,14 @@ struct FemtoUniverseProducerTask {
   template <typename ParticleType>
   int32_t getMotherPDG(ParticleType particle)
   {
-    auto motherparticlesMC = particle.template mothers_as<aod::McParticles>();
-    if (!motherparticlesMC.empty()) {
+    if (particle.isPhysicalPrimary()) {
+      return 0;
+    } else if (particle.has_mothers()) {
+      auto motherparticlesMC = particle.template mothers_as<aod::McParticles>();
       auto motherparticleMC = motherparticlesMC.front();
-      return particle.isPhysicalPrimary() ? 0 : motherparticleMC.pdgCode();
+      return motherparticleMC.pdgCode();
     } else {
-      return 9999;
+      return 999;
     }
   }
 
@@ -926,7 +928,7 @@ struct FemtoUniverseProducerTask {
       outputPartsMCLabels(outputPartsMC.lastIndex());
     } else {
       outputPartsMCLabels(-1);
-      outputDebugPartsMC(9999);
+      outputDebugPartsMC(-999);
     }
   }
 
@@ -2169,7 +2171,7 @@ struct FemtoUniverseProducerTask {
       // aligned, so that they can be joined in the task.
       if constexpr (transientLabels) {
         outputPartsMCLabels(-1);
-        outputDebugPartsMC(9999);
+        outputDebugPartsMC(-999);
       }
     }
     if constexpr (resolveDaughs) {
@@ -2214,7 +2216,7 @@ struct FemtoUniverseProducerTask {
         // aligned, so that they can be joined in the task.
         if constexpr (transientLabels) {
           outputPartsMCLabels(-1);
-          outputDebugPartsMC(9999);
+          outputDebugPartsMC(-999);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended.cxx b/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended.cxx
index bcc85d0acc2..b9b0c22d828 100644
--- a/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended.cxx
+++ b/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended.cxx
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended {
   Configurable<int> confEtaBins{"confEtaBins", 29, "Number of eta bins in deta dphi"};
   ConfigurableAxis confmTBins3D{"confmTBins3D", {VARIABLE_WIDTH, 1.02f, 1.14f, 1.20f, 1.26f, 1.38f, 1.56f, 1.86f, 4.50f}, "mT Binning for the 3Dimensional plot: k* vs multiplicity vs mT (set <<confUse3D>> to true in order to use)"};
   ConfigurableAxis confMultBins3D{"confMultBins3D", {VARIABLE_WIDTH, 0.0f, 20.0f, 30.0f, 40.0f, 99999.0f}, "multiplicity Binning for the 3Dimensional plot: k* vs multiplicity vs mT (set <<confUse3D>> to true in order to use)"};
+  ConfigurableAxis confMotherPDGBins{"confMotherPDGBins", {8001, -4000, 4000}, "Binning for the mothers' PDG code in pair fractions histogram"};
 
   struct : o2::framework::ConfigurableGroup {
     Configurable<bool> confIsCPR{"confIsCPR", true, "Close Pair Rejection"};
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended {
     registryMCtruth.add("minus/MCtruthPrPt", "MC truth protons;#it{p}_{T} (GeV/c)", {HistType::kTH1F, {{500, 0, 5}}});
 
     if (doprocessPairFractionsMCTruthV0 || doprocessPairFractionsMCTruth) {
-      registryMCtruth.add("mothersTruth/motherParticle", "pair fractions;part1 mother PDG;part2 mother PDG", {HistType::kTH2F, {{8001, -4000, 4000}, {8001, -4000, 4000}}});
+      registryMCtruth.add("mothersTruth/motherParticle", "pair fractions;part1 mother PDG;part2 mother PDG", {HistType::kTH2F, {confMotherPDGBins, confMotherPDGBins}});
     }
 
     // MC reco
@@ -354,8 +355,8 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended {
     registryMCreco.add("minus/MCrecoPrPt", "MC reco protons;#it{p}_{T} (GeV/c)", {HistType::kTH1F, {{500, 0, 5}}});
 
     if (doprocessPairFractions || doprocessPairFractionsV0) {
-      registryMCreco.add("mothersReco/motherParticle", "pair fractions;part1 mother PDG;part2 mother PDG", {HistType::kTH2F, {{8001, -4000, 4000}, {8001, -4000, 4000}}});
-      registryMCreco.add("mothersReco/motherParticlePDGCheck", "pair fractions;part1 mother PDG;part2 mother PDG", {HistType::kTH2F, {{8001, -4000, 4000}, {8001, -4000, 4000}}});
+      registryMCreco.add("mothersReco/motherParticle", "pair fractions;part1 mother PDG;part2 mother PDG", {HistType::kTH2F, {confMotherPDGBins, confMotherPDGBins}});
+      registryMCreco.add("mothersReco/motherParticlePDGCheck", "pair fractions;part1 mother PDG;part2 mother PDG", {HistType::kTH2F, {confMotherPDGBins, confMotherPDGBins}});
     }
     sameEventCont.init(&resultRegistry, confkstarBins, confMultBins, confkTBins, confmTBins, confMultBins3D, confmTBins3D, confEtaBins, confPhiBins, confIsMC, confUse3D);
     sameEventCont.setPDGCodes(ConfTrkSelection.confTrkPDGCodePartOne, ConfV0Selection.confV0PDGCodePartTwo);
@@ -1450,6 +1451,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended {
           continue;
         if ((ConfV0Selection.confV0Type2 == 0 && mcParticle2.pdgMCTruth() != kLambda0) || (ConfV0Selection.confV0Type2 == 1 && mcParticle2.pdgMCTruth() != kLambda0Bar))
           continue;
+
         registryMCreco.fill(HIST("mothersReco/motherParticlePDGCheck"), p1.motherPDG(), p2.motherPDG());
       }
     };