diff --git a/DataFormats/Detectors/GlobalTracking/include/DataFormatsGlobalTracking/RecoContainer.h b/DataFormats/Detectors/GlobalTracking/include/DataFormatsGlobalTracking/RecoContainer.h
index d128467168c92..31d531ef19265 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Detectors/GlobalTracking/include/DataFormatsGlobalTracking/RecoContainer.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Detectors/GlobalTracking/include/DataFormatsGlobalTracking/RecoContainer.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ struct DataRequest {
   void requestITSClusters(bool mc);
   void requestMFTClusters(bool mc);
   void requestTPCClusters(bool mc);
+  void requestTPCOccMap();
   void requestTPCTriggers();
   void requestTOFClusters(bool mc);
   void requestTRDTracklets(bool mc);
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@ struct RecoContainer {
   void addITSClusters(o2::framework::ProcessingContext& pc, bool mc);
   void addMFTClusters(o2::framework::ProcessingContext& pc, bool mc);
   void addTPCClusters(o2::framework::ProcessingContext& pc, bool mc, bool shmap, bool occmap);
+  void addTPCOccMap(o2::framework::ProcessingContext& pc);
   void addTPCTriggers(o2::framework::ProcessingContext& pc);
   void addTOFClusters(o2::framework::ProcessingContext& pc, bool mc);
   void addHMPClusters(o2::framework::ProcessingContext& pc, bool mc);
diff --git a/DataFormats/Detectors/GlobalTracking/src/RecoContainer.cxx b/DataFormats/Detectors/GlobalTracking/src/RecoContainer.cxx
index c26de2bfda896..39cc05d8a69e7 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Detectors/GlobalTracking/src/RecoContainer.cxx
+++ b/DataFormats/Detectors/GlobalTracking/src/RecoContainer.cxx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void DataRequest::requestTPCTracks(bool mc)
   addInput({"trackTPCClRefs", "TPC", "CLUSREFS", 0, Lifetime::Timeframe});
   if (requestMap.find("clusTPC") != requestMap.end()) {
     addInput({"clusTPCshmap", "TPC", "CLSHAREDMAP", 0, Lifetime::Timeframe});
-    addInput({"clusTPCoccmap", "TPC", "TPCOCCUPANCYMAP", 0, Lifetime::Timeframe});
+    requestTPCOccMap();
   }
   if (mc) {
     addInput({"trackTPCMCTR", "TPC", "TRACKSMCLBL", 0, Lifetime::Timeframe});
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ void DataRequest::requestMFTClusters(bool mc)
   requestMap["clusMFT"] = mc;
 }
 
+void DataRequest::requestTPCOccMap()
+{
+  addInput({"clusTPCoccmap", "TPC", "TPCOCCUPANCYMAP", 0, Lifetime::Timeframe});
+  requestMap["TPCOcc"] = false;
+}
+
 void DataRequest::requestTPCClusters(bool mc)
 {
   addInput({"clusTPC", ConcreteDataTypeMatcher{"TPC", "CLUSTERNATIVE"}, Lifetime::Timeframe});
@@ -275,7 +281,7 @@ void DataRequest::requestTPCClusters(bool mc)
   }
   if (requestMap.find("trackTPC") != requestMap.end()) {
     addInput({"clusTPCshmap", "TPC", "CLSHAREDMAP", 0, Lifetime::Timeframe});
-    addInput({"clusTPCoccmap", "TPC", "TPCOCCUPANCYMAP", 0, Lifetime::Timeframe});
+    requestTPCOccMap();
   }
   if (mc) {
     addInput({"clusTPCMC", ConcreteDataTypeMatcher{"TPC", "CLNATIVEMCLBL"}, Lifetime::Timeframe});
@@ -704,10 +710,17 @@ void RecoContainer::collectData(ProcessingContext& pc, const DataRequest& reques
     addMFTClusters(pc, req->second);
   }
 
+  req = reqMap.find("TPCOcc");
+  bool TPCOccDone = false;
+  if (req != reqMap.end()) {
+    TPCOccDone = true;
+    addTPCOccMap(pc);
+  }
+
   req = reqMap.find("clusTPC");
   if (req != reqMap.end()) {
     auto tracksON = reqMap.find("trackTPC") != reqMap.end();
-    addTPCClusters(pc, req->second, tracksON, tracksON);
+    addTPCClusters(pc, req->second, tracksON, tracksON && (!TPCOccDone));
   }
 
   req = reqMap.find("trigTPC");
@@ -1100,6 +1113,12 @@ void RecoContainer::addMFTClusters(ProcessingContext& pc, bool mc)
   }
 }
 
+//__________________________________________________________
+void RecoContainer::addTPCOccMap(ProcessingContext& pc)
+{
+  occupancyMapTPC = pc.inputs().get<gsl::span<unsigned int>>("clusTPCoccmap");
+}
+
 //__________________________________________________________
 void RecoContainer::addTPCClusters(ProcessingContext& pc, bool mc, bool shmap, bool occmap)
 {
diff --git a/Detectors/GLOQC/src/MatchITSTPCQC.cxx b/Detectors/GLOQC/src/MatchITSTPCQC.cxx
index 86de9cd9c056e..e1832056f072c 100644
--- a/Detectors/GLOQC/src/MatchITSTPCQC.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/GLOQC/src/MatchITSTPCQC.cxx
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ void MatchITSTPCQC::initDataRequest()
   if (mDoK0QC) {
     mDataRequest->requestPrimaryVertices(mUseMC);
     mDataRequest->requestSecondaryVertices(mUseMC);
-    mDataRequest->requestTPCClusters(false);
+    mDataRequest->requestTPCOccMap();
   }
 }
 
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ void MatchITSTPCQC::initDataRequest()
 
 void MatchITSTPCQC::run(o2::framework::ProcessingContext& ctx)
 {
-
   // Getting the B field
   mBz = o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->getNominalBz();
 
@@ -1058,7 +1057,6 @@ void MatchITSTPCQC::run(o2::framework::ProcessingContext& ctx)
     } else {
       mTBinClOcc.resize(1);
     }
-
     auto v0IDs = mRecoCont.getV0sIdx();
     auto nv0 = v0IDs.size();
     if (nv0 > mRecoCont.getV0s().size()) {