diff --git a/docs/examples/dl3_tool_config.json b/docs/examples/dl3_tool_config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c8d8c830e9..0000000000
--- a/docs/examples/dl3_tool_config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "EventSelector": {
-    "filters": {
-      "intensity": [50, Infinity],
-      "width": [0, Infinity],
-      "length": [0, Infinity],
-      "r": [0, 1],
-      "wl": [0.01, 1],
-      "leakage_intensity_width_2": [0, 1],
-      "event_type": [32, 32]
-    }
-  },
-  "DL3Cuts": {
-    "min_event_p_en_bin": 100,
-    "global_gh_cut": 0.7,
-    "gh_efficiency": 0.9,
-    "min_gh_cut": 0.1,
-    "max_gh_cut": 0.95,
-    "global_alpha_cut": 10,
-    "global_theta_cut": 0.2,
-    "theta_containment": 0.68,
-    "alpha_containment": 0.68,
-    "min_theta_cut": 0.1,
-    "max_theta_cut": 0.32,
-    "fill_theta_cut": 0.32,
-    "min_alpha_cut": 1,
-    "max_alpha_cut": 20,
-    "fill_alpha_cut": 20,
-    "allowed_tels": [1]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/docs/examples/irf_tool_config.json b/docs/examples/irf_dl3_tool_config.json
similarity index 91%
rename from docs/examples/irf_tool_config.json
rename to docs/examples/irf_dl3_tool_config.json
index 88f25dbe43..61de3ef1d6 100644
--- a/docs/examples/irf_tool_config.json
+++ b/docs/examples/irf_dl3_tool_config.json
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
   "DL3Cuts": {
     "min_event_p_en_bin": 100,
     "global_gh_cut": 0.7,
-    "gh_efficiency": 0.9,
+    "gh_efficiency": 0.7,
     "min_gh_cut": 0.1,
-    "max_gh_cut": 0.95,
+    "max_gh_cut": 0.98,
     "global_alpha_cut": 10,
     "global_theta_cut": 0.2,
-    "theta_containment": 0.68,
-    "alpha_containment": 0.68,
+    "theta_containment": 0.7,
+    "alpha_containment": 0.7,
     "min_theta_cut": 0.1,
     "max_theta_cut": 0.32,
     "fill_theta_cut": 0.32,
diff --git a/docs/introduction.rst b/docs/introduction.rst
index 536bea50e1..48ead518a3 100644
--- a/docs/introduction.rst
+++ b/docs/introduction.rst
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Here is an example configuration file for the IRF creation step.
 
 .. toggle:: 
 
-    .. include:: examples/irf_tool_config.json
+    .. include:: examples/irf_dl3_tool_config.json
         :code: json
 
 
@@ -126,12 +126,7 @@ To write DL3 files, you should use:
 
 For more information, try ``--help`` or see the :doc:`lstchain_api/index`.
 
-Here is an example configuration file for the IRF creation step.
-
-.. toggle:: 
-
-    .. include:: examples/dl3_tool_config.json
-        :code: json
+You should use the same configuration file used for the IRF creation (hence you have the same cuts).
 
 
 Post DL3 analysis
diff --git a/docs/lst_analysis_workflow.rst b/docs/lst_analysis_workflow.rst
index 52667c4fd0..7b0c4a1d21 100644
--- a/docs/lst_analysis_workflow.rst
+++ b/docs/lst_analysis_workflow.rst
@@ -130,10 +130,9 @@ DL3/IRF config files
 --------------------
 
 
-DL3/IRF example config files are provided in `docs/example`:
+An example config file for IRF/DL3 creation is provided in `docs/example`:
 
-  - `dl3_tool_config.json <dl3_tool_config.json>`_
-  - `irf_tool_config.json <irf_tool_config.json>`_
+  - `irf_dl3_tool_config.json <irf_dl3_tool_config.json>`_
 
 
 Such files should be used to produce DL3 files and IRFs from DL2 (see :ref:`the Analysis Steps <introduction>`)
@@ -175,4 +174,4 @@ Then, you can use the conda environment used to produce the MC files:
 The `ENV_NAME` used for MC production is provided in the lstmcipe config file.
 
 
-Note: you may also activate the environment defined here using your own conda installation.
\ No newline at end of file
+Note: you may also activate the environment defined here using your own conda installation.
diff --git a/lstchain/tools/tests/test_tools.py b/lstchain/tools/tests/test_tools.py
index f081727efb..06f24d7931 100644
--- a/lstchain/tools/tests/test_tools.py
+++ b/lstchain/tools/tests/test_tools.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def test_create_irf_full_enclosure_with_config(
     from lstchain.tools.lstchain_create_irf_files import IRFFITSWriter
 
     irf_file = temp_dir_observed_files / "fe_irf.fits.gz"
-    config_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "./docs/examples/irf_tool_config.json")
+    config_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "./docs/examples/irf_dl3_tool_config.json")
 
     assert (
         run_tool(
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def test_create_dl3_with_config(temp_dir_observed_files, observed_dl2_file):
     """
     from lstchain.tools.lstchain_create_dl3_file import DataReductionFITSWriter
 
-    config_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "docs/examples/dl3_tool_config.json")
+    config_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "docs/examples/irf_dl3_tool_config.json")
 
     assert (
         run_tool(