diff --git a/reconstruction/dc/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/dc/cluster/ClusterCleanerUtilities.java b/reconstruction/dc/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/dc/cluster/ClusterCleanerUtilities.java
index b2b37c20f1..6ab72f997e 100644
--- a/reconstruction/dc/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/dc/cluster/ClusterCleanerUtilities.java
+++ b/reconstruction/dc/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/dc/cluster/ClusterCleanerUtilities.java
@@ -188,34 +188,20 @@ public List<FittedCluster> ClusterSplitter(FittedCluster clus, int nextClsStartI
                     }
                 }
             }
-            //no gaps
-            List<Hit> contigArrayOfHits = new ArrayList<>(); //contiguous cluster
-
-            boolean passCluster = true;
-            for (int l = 1; l <= Constants.NLAYR; l++) {
-                for (int i = 0; i < newClus.size(); i++) {
-                    if (newClus.get(i).get_Layer() == l) {
-                        contigArrayOfHits.add(newClus.get(i));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            for (int i = 0; i < contigArrayOfHits.size() - 1; i++) { //if there is a gap do not include in list
-                if (contigArrayOfHits.get(i + 1).get_Layer() - contigArrayOfHits.get(i).get_Layer() > 1) {
-                    passCluster = false;
+                        
+            //Limits for cluster candiates
+            boolean passCluster = false;
+            int nLayers = count_nlayers_in_cluster(newClus);
+            if((!isExceptionalCluster(newClus) && nLayers >= Constants.DC_MIN_NLAYERS) 
+                    || (isExceptionalCluster(newClus) && nLayers >= Constants.DC_MIN_NLAYERS - 1)) {                            
+                //require consistency with line
+                cf.SetFitArray(newClus, "LC");
+                cf.Fit(newClus, true);
+                if ((nLayers == 6 && newClus.get_fitProb() > 0.9) ||  (nLayers == 5 && newClus.get_fitProb() > 0.85)
+                        || (nLayers == 4 && newClus.get_fitProb() > 0.75) || (nLayers == 3 && newClus.get_fitProb() > 0.65)) {
+                    passCluster = true;
                 }
             }
-            //require 4 layers to make a cluster
-            if ((!isExceptionalCluster(contigArrayOfHits) && count_nlayers_in_cluster(contigArrayOfHits) < Constants.DC_MIN_NLAYERS) 
-                    || (isExceptionalCluster(contigArrayOfHits) && count_nlayers_in_cluster(contigArrayOfHits) < Constants.DC_MIN_NLAYERS - 1)) {
-                passCluster = false;
-            }
-
-            //require consistency with line
-            cf.SetFitArray(newClus, "LC");
-            cf.Fit(newClus, true);
-            if (newClus.get_fitProb() < 0.9) {
-                passCluster = false;
-            }
 
             if (!(splitclusters.contains(newClus)) && passCluster) {
                 splitclusters.add(newClus);
@@ -314,7 +300,7 @@ public int count_nlayers_hit(Hit[] hits_inlayer) {
      * @param hitsInClus the hits in a cluster
      * @return the number of layers in a cluster
      */
-    int count_nlayers_in_cluster(List<Hit> hitsInClus) {
+    int count_nlayers_in_cluster(List<? extends Hit> hitsInClus) {
         // count hits in each layer
         int nlayr = 6;
         int[] nlayers = new int[nlayr];
diff --git a/reconstruction/dc/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/dc/cluster/ClusterFinder.java b/reconstruction/dc/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/dc/cluster/ClusterFinder.java
index d9b8eb2ab8..a2d1b735fe 100644
--- a/reconstruction/dc/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/dc/cluster/ClusterFinder.java
+++ b/reconstruction/dc/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/dc/cluster/ClusterFinder.java
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ public List<FittedCluster> FindHitBasedClusters(List<Hit> allhits, ClusterCleane
         int idSharedHits = numTDCBankRows + 10000;
         for (FittedCluster clus : fittedClusList) {
             if (clus != null && ((!ct.isExceptionalFittedCluster(clus) && clus.size() >= Constants.DC_MIN_NLAYERS) || 
-                    (ct.isExceptionalFittedCluster(clus) && clus.size() >= Constants.DC_MIN_NLAYERS-1)) && clus.get_fitProb()>Constants.HITBASEDTRKGMINFITHI2PROB) {
+                    (ct.isExceptionalFittedCluster(clus) && clus.size() >= Constants.DC_MIN_NLAYERS-1)) 
+                    && ((ct.count_nlayers_in_cluster(clus) < Constants.DC_MIN_NLAYERS && clus.get_fitProb() > 0.4) || (ct.count_nlayers_in_cluster(clus) >= Constants.DC_MIN_NLAYERS && clus.get_fitProb()>Constants.HITBASEDTRKGMINFITHI2PROB))) {
                 
                 // update the hits
                 for (FittedHit fhit : clus) {