diff --git a/cosmosis/samplers/maxlike/sampler.yaml b/cosmosis/samplers/maxlike/sampler.yaml
index f1b9c836..4efc3bdd 100644
--- a/cosmosis/samplers/maxlike/sampler.yaml
+++ b/cosmosis/samplers/maxlike/sampler.yaml
@@ -72,3 +72,4 @@ params:
     repeats: "(integer; default=1) number of times to repeat the minimization from different starting points"
     start_method: "(string; default='') method to use to generate starting points.  Options are 'prior' and 'chain', 'cov', or blank for default start'"
     start_input: "(string; default='') input file to use for starting points if start_method is 'chain' or 'cov'"
+    nstep: "(integer; default=1) number of steps to output at once"