diff --git a/scripts/sp2xr_pipeline.py b/scripts/sp2xr_pipeline.py
index 3c3b5f7..4beac0e 100644
--- a/scripts/sp2xr_pipeline.py
+++ b/scripts/sp2xr_pipeline.py
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ def main():
 
     # 5. (optional) dt histograms --------------------------
 
-    if run_config["do_hist"]:
+    if run_config["do_BC_hist"]:
+        print("Computing BC distributions...")
         # --- Mass histogram
         hist_configs = [
             {"name": "BC_all", "flag_col": None, "flag_value": None},
@@ -201,7 +202,8 @@ def main():
             results.append(ddf_out)
 
         # --- Scattering histogram
-
+    if run_config["do_scatt_hist"]:
+        print("Computing scattering distribution...")
         meta_hist = make_hist_meta(
             bin_ctrs=scatt_bin_ctrs,
             kind="scatt",
@@ -227,7 +229,8 @@ def main():
         results.append(ddf_scatt)
 
         # --- Timelag histogram
-
+    if run_config["do_timelag_hist"]:
+        print("Computing time delay distribution...")
         mass_bins = ddf_pbp_with_flow["BC mass bin"].unique().compute()
         for idx, mass_bin in enumerate(mass_bins[:1]):
             ddf_bin = ddf_pbp_with_flow[ddf_pbp_with_flow["BC mass bin"] == mass_bin]
diff --git a/src/sp2xr/helpers.py b/src/sp2xr/helpers.py
index a8bdfa4..529c47a 100644
--- a/src/sp2xr/helpers.py
+++ b/src/sp2xr/helpers.py
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ def load_and_resolve_config(args):
         "instr_cfg": choose(args.instr_config, base, "paths.instrument_config"),
         "dt": choose(args.dt, base, "workflow.dt", 1),
         "do_conc": args.conc or get(base, "workflow.conc", False),
-        "do_hist": args.hist or get(base, "workflow.hist", False),
+        "do_BC_hist": args.BC_hist or get(base, "workflow.BC_hist", False),
+        "do_scatt_hist": args.scatt_hist or get(base, "workflow.scatt_hist", False),
+        "do_timelag_hist": args.timelag_hist
+        or get(base, "workflow.timelag_hist", False),
         "rho_eff": choose(args.BC_rho, base, "bc.rho_eff", 1.8),
         "BC_type": choose(args.BC_type, base, "bc.type", "constant_effective_density"),
         "cluster": {
diff --git a/tests/run_config.yaml b/tests/run_config.yaml
index 7446ef8..33b7e3f 100644
--- a/tests/run_config.yaml
+++ b/tests/run_config.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ paths:
 
 workflow:
   conc: true
-  hist: true
+  BC_hist: true
+  scatt_hist: true
+  timelag_hist: true
   dt: 1            # seconds
 
 cluster: