diff --git a/Detectors/Vertexing/include/DetectorsVertexing/PVertexer.h b/Detectors/Vertexing/include/DetectorsVertexing/PVertexer.h
index cdf83603258cd..db8bff7d52ebe 100644
--- a/Detectors/Vertexing/include/DetectorsVertexing/PVertexer.h
+++ b/Detectors/Vertexing/include/DetectorsVertexing/PVertexer.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "ReconstructionDataFormats/PrimaryVertex.h"
 #include "DetectorsVertexing/PVertexerHelpers.h"
 #include "DetectorsVertexing/PVertexerParams.h"
+#include "DetectorsBase/Propagator.h"
 #include "ReconstructionDataFormats/GlobalTrackID.h"
 #include "DataFormatsCalibration/MeanVertexObject.h"
 #include "DataFormatsITSMFT/DPLAlpideParam.h"
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ class PVertexer
   void setBunchFilling(const o2::BunchFilling& bf);
 
   void setBz(float bz) { mBz = bz; }
+  void setMatCorrType(o2::base::Propagator::MatCorrType type) { mMatCorr = type; }
   void setValidateWithIR(bool v) { mValidateWithIR = v; }
   bool getValidateWithIR() const { return mValidateWithIR; }
   void setTrackSources(GTrackID::mask_t s);
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ class PVertexer
   std::vector<TimeZCluster> mTimeZClusters; ///< set of time clusters
   float mITSROFrameLengthMUS = 0;           ///< ITS readout time span in \mus
   float mBz = 0.;                           ///< mag.field at beam line
+  o2::base::Propagator::MatCorrType mMatCorr = o2::base::Propagator::MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT; ///< material correction for propagation
   float mDBScanDeltaT = 0.;                 ///< deltaT cut for DBScan check
   float mDBSMaxZ2InvCorePoint = 0;          ///< inverse of max sigZ^2 of the track which can be core point in the DBScan
   bool mValidateWithIR = false;             ///< require vertex validation with InteractionCandidates (if available)
diff --git a/Detectors/Vertexing/src/PVertexer.cxx b/Detectors/Vertexing/src/PVertexer.cxx
index 10e504bba0772..c4b5dc5cfc14c 100644
--- a/Detectors/Vertexing/src/PVertexer.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/Vertexing/src/PVertexer.cxx
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ bool PVertexer::relateTrackToMeanVertex(o2::track::TrackParCov& trc, float vtxEr
     z = mMeanVertex.getZ();
   }
   mMeanVertex.setMeanXYVertexAtZ(mMeanVertexSeed, z);
-  if (!o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->propagateToDCA(mMeanVertex, trc, mBz, 2.0f, o2::base::Propagator::MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT, &dca, nullptr, 0, mPVParams->dcaTolerance)) {
+  if (!o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->propagateToDCA(mMeanVertex, trc, mBz, 2.0f, mMatCorr, &dca, nullptr, 0, mPVParams->dcaTolerance)) {
     return false;
   }
   return dca.getY() * dca.getY() / (dca.getSigmaY2() + vtxErr2) < mPVParams->pullIniCut;
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ bool PVertexer::relateTrackToMeanVertex(o2::track::TrackParCov& trc, float vtxEr
 //______________________________________________
 bool PVertexer::relateTrackToVertex(o2::track::TrackParCov& trc, const o2d::VertexBase& vtxSeed) const
 {
-  return o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->propagateToDCA(vtxSeed, trc, mBz, 2.0f, o2::base::Propagator::MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT);
+  return o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->propagateToDCA(vtxSeed, trc, mBz, 2.0f, mMatCorr);
 }
 
 //______________________________________________