diff --git a/MC/CustomGenerators/DPG/EPOS_Pileup_bkg.C b/MC/CustomGenerators/DPG/EPOS_Pileup_bkg.C
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b56fd4a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/CustomGenerators/DPG/EPOS_Pileup_bkg.C
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#if !defined(__CINT__) || defined(__MAKECINT__)
+//For ROOT6
+R__ADD_INCLUDE_PATH($ALIDPG_ROOT)
+#include "Utils/GetTriggerBCMaskAndMu.C"
+#endif
+
+AliGenerator *GeneratorCustom(){
+
+  // This is the EPOS pileup generator for background of embedded productions
+  // The trigger event is the signal that will be added on top
+  
+#if defined(__CINT__)
+  // For ROOT5
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("$ALIDPG_ROOT/Utils/GetTriggerBCMaskAndMu.C++");
+#endif
+  
+  Double_t mu = 0.001; 
+  TString bcm = GetTriggerBCMaskAndMu(mu);
+  
+  //printf("   BC mask = %s\n",bcm.Data());
+  //printf("   mu = %f\n",mu);
+  //printf("   Energy = %f\n",energyConfig);
+  
+  AliGenPileup *genpil = new AliGenPileup();
+  // this is the EPOS-LHC generator for the pileup events,
+  // which is configured wihtout impact parameter cuts
+  AliGenerator * eposPU = GeneratorEPOSLHC(kTRUE);
+  genpil->SetGenerator(eposPU, mu);
+  // Set the beam time structure
+  // Details on the syntax in STEER/AliTriggerBCMask
+  genpil->SetBCMask(bcm.Data());
+  // Do not generate the trigger interaction! This will go in the signal
+  genpil->GenerateTrigInteraction(kFALSE);
+  genpil->Print();
+  
+  return genpil;
+
+}
diff --git a/MC/GeneratorConfig.C b/MC/GeneratorConfig.C
index 38122d5c..d4c2b4d3 100644
--- a/MC/GeneratorConfig.C
+++ b/MC/GeneratorConfig.C
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ GeneratorEPOSLHC(Bool_t pileup)
   if ( pileup ) nEventsEpos*=100;
   gROOT->ProcessLine(Form(".! rm -rf %s", fifoname.Data()));
   gROOT->ProcessLine(Form(".! mkfifo %s", fifoname.Data()));
-  gROOT->ProcessLine(Form(".! sh $ALIDPG_ROOT/MC/EXTRA/gen_eposlhc.sh %s %d %d %f %d %f &> gen_eposlhc%d.log &",
+  gROOT->ProcessLine(Form(".! bash $ALIDPG_ROOT/MC/EXTRA/gen_eposlhc.sh %s %d %d %f %d %f &> gen_eposlhc%d.log &",
 			  fifoname.Data(), nEventsEpos,
 			  projectileId, projectileEnergy,
 			  targetId, targetEnergy,pileup));