diff --git a/matlab/particle/sequential_importance_particle_filter.m b/matlab/particle/sequential_importance_particle_filter.m
index b4307906c..8b7c495c9 100644
--- a/matlab/particle/sequential_importance_particle_filter.m
+++ b/matlab/particle/sequential_importance_particle_filter.m
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function [LIK,lik] = sequential_importance_particle_filter(ReducedForm,Y,start,D
 %! @end deftypefn
 %@eod:
 
-% Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Dynare Team
+% Copyright (C) 2011, 2012 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function [LIK,lik] = sequential_importance_particle_filter(ReducedForm,Y,start,D
 % You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 % along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-% AUTHOR(S) frederic DOT karame AT univ DASH evry DOT fr
+% AUTHOR(S) frederic DOT karame AT univ DASH lemans DOT fr
 %           stephane DOT adjemian AT univ DASH lemans DOT fr
 
 persistent init_flag
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ end
 pruning = DynareOptions.particle.pruning;
 
 % Get steady state and mean.
-steadystate = ReducedForm.steadystate;
+%steadystate = ReducedForm.steadystate;
 constant = ReducedForm.constant;
 state_variables_steady_state = ReducedForm.state_variables_steady_state;
 
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ if isempty(H)
     H = 0;
 end
 
+% Initialization of the likelihood.
+const_lik = log(2*pi)*number_of_observed_variables;
+lik  = NaN(sample_size,1);
+
 % Get initial condition for the state vector.
 StateVectorMean = ReducedForm.StateVectorMean;
 StateVectorVarianceSquareRoot = reduced_rank_cholesky(ReducedForm.StateVectorVariance)';
@@ -116,14 +120,13 @@ state_variance_rank = size(StateVectorVarianceSquareRoot,2);
 
 % Factorize the covariance matrix of the structural innovations
 Q_lower_triangular_cholesky = chol(Q)';
+[PredictedStateMean,PredictedStateVarianceSquareRoot,StateVectorMean,StateVectorVarianceSquareRoot] = ...
+        gaussian_filter_bank(ReducedForm,Y(:,1),StateVectorMean,StateVectorVarianceSquareRoot,Q_lower_triangular_cholesky,Q_lower_triangular_cholesky,H,DynareOptions) ;
+StateVectors = bsxfun(@plus,StateVectorVarianceSquareRoot*randn(state_variance_rank,number_of_particles),StateVectorMean) ;
 
 % Set seed for randn().
 set_dynare_seed('default');
 
-% Initialization of the likelihood.
-const_lik = log(2*pi)*number_of_observed_variables;
-lik  = NaN(sample_size,1);
-
 % Initialization of the weights across particles.
 weights = ones(1,number_of_particles)/number_of_particles ;
 StateVectors = bsxfun(@plus,StateVectorVarianceSquareRoot*randn(state_variance_rank,number_of_particles),StateVectorMean);