diff --git a/loadgen/loadgen.cc b/loadgen/loadgen.cc
index 85b69894e..41250772f 100644
--- a/loadgen/loadgen.cc
+++ b/loadgen/loadgen.cc
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ std::vector<QueryMetadata> GenerateQueries(
     }
   }
 
+  settings.samples_per_query = samples_per_query;
+
   LogDetail([count = queries.size(), spq = settings.samples_per_query,
              duration = timestamp.count()](AsyncDetail& detail) {
 #if USE_NEW_LOGGING_FORMAT