Abstract: A method for producing a discharge tube arrangement (1) for a lamp, and a discharge tube arrangement produced according to one such method. The arrangement has an outer piston (2) into which a discharge tube (6) is inserted, the outer piston being sealed to the discharge tube and defining a gas-tight intermediate region (12) therewith, for receiving a gas inflation (14). According to the invention, the intermediate region (12) is cleaned and/or filled with gas via the discharge tube (6).