diff --git a/matlab/posterior_sampler_initialization.m b/matlab/posterior_sampler_initialization.m
index aaddd9b70..b950d3861 100644
--- a/matlab/posterior_sampler_initialization.m
+++ b/matlab/posterior_sampler_initialization.m
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ if ~options_.load_mh_file && ~options_.mh_recover
     record.LastFileNumber = AnticipatedNumberOfFiles ;
     record.LastLineNumber = AnticipatedNumberOfLinesInTheLastFile;
     record.MCMCConcludedSuccessfully = 0;
-    record.MCMC_sampler=options_.posterior_sampler_options.posterior_sampling_method;
     record.ProposalScaleVec=bayestopt_.jscale;
     fprintf('Ok!\n');
     id = write_mh_history_file(MetropolisFolder, ModelName, record);
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@ elseif options_.load_mh_file && ~options_.mh_recover
     end
     ilogpo2 = record.LastLogPost;
     ix2 = record.LastParameters;
-    [d,bayestopt_]=set_proposal_density_to_previous_value(record,options_,bayestopt_,d);
+    [d,bayestopt_,record]=set_proposal_density_to_previous_value(record,options_,bayestopt_,d);
     FirstBlock = 1;
     NumberOfPreviousSimulations = sum(record.MhDraws(:,1),1);
     fprintf('Estimation::mcmc: I am writing a new mh-history file... ');
@@ -368,7 +367,7 @@ elseif options_.mh_recover
         LastFileFullIndicator=1;
     end
     if ~isequal(options_.posterior_sampler_options.posterior_sampling_method,'slice')
-        [d,bayestopt_]=set_proposal_density_to_previous_value(record,options_,bayestopt_,d);
+        [d,bayestopt_,record]=set_proposal_density_to_previous_value(record,options_,bayestopt_,d);
     end
     %% Now find out what exactly needs to be redone
     % 1. Check if really something needs to be done
@@ -489,14 +488,9 @@ elseif options_.mh_recover
     FirstBlock = find(FBlock==1,1);
 end
 
-function [d,bayestopt_]=set_proposal_density_to_previous_value(record,options_,bayestopt_,d)
+function [d,bayestopt_,record]=set_proposal_density_to_previous_value(record,options_,bayestopt_,d)
 if ~options_.use_mh_covariance_matrix
     if isfield(record,'ProposalCovariance') && isfield(record,'ProposalScaleVec')
-        if isfield(record,'MCMC_sampler')
-            if ~strcmp(record.MCMC_sampler,options_.posterior_sampler_options.posterior_sampling_method)
-                warning('Estimation::mcmc: The posterior_sampling_method %s selected differs from the %s of the original chain. This may create problems with the convergence diagnostics.',options_.posterior_sampler_options.posterior_sampling_method,record.MCMC_sampler)
-            end
-        end
         fprintf('Estimation::mcmc: Recovering the previous proposal density.\n')
         d=record.ProposalCovariance;
         bayestopt_.jscale=record.ProposalScaleVec;
@@ -515,4 +509,11 @@ if ~options_.use_mh_covariance_matrix
 else
     % pass through input d unaltered
     fprintf('Estimation::mcmc: use_mh_covariance_matrix specified, continuing with proposal density implied by the previous MCMC run.\n.');
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
+
+if isfield(record,'Sampler')
+    if ~strcmp(record.Sampler,options_.posterior_sampler_options.posterior_sampling_method)
+        warning('Estimation::mcmc: The posterior_sampling_method %s selected differs from the %s of the original chain. This may create problems with the convergence diagnostics.',options_.posterior_sampler_options.posterior_sampling_method,record.Sampler)
+        record.Sampler=options_.posterior_sampler_options.posterior_sampling_method; %update sampler used
+    end
+end