diff --git a/CCDB/include/CCDB/BasicCCDBManager.h b/CCDB/include/CCDB/BasicCCDBManager.h
index 8af1817718fa2..b7bf6920a5c7c 100644
--- a/CCDB/include/CCDB/BasicCCDBManager.h
+++ b/CCDB/include/CCDB/BasicCCDBManager.h
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ T* CCDBManagerInstance::getForRun(std::string const& path, int runNumber, bool s
 template <typename T>
 T* CCDBManagerInstance::getSpecificForRun(std::string const& path, int runNumber, MD metaData)
 {
-  auto [start, stop] = getRunDuration(runNumber);
+  auto [start, stop] = getRunDuration(runNumber, mFatalWhenNull);
   if (start < 0 || stop < 0) {
     if (mFatalWhenNull) {
       reportFatal(std::string("Failed to get run duration for run ") + std::to_string(runNumber) + std::string(" from CCDB"));