diff --git a/ComputingTasks.cc b/ComputingTasks.cc
index 1926b67ac600889779b779127e7df34a95f3de84..7bf65090dfd80c441f1536cbef74aa5cce4dfd2c 100644
--- a/ComputingTasks.cc
+++ b/ComputingTasks.cc
@@ -604,6 +604,11 @@ RamseyPolicyStatement::checkPass(ModFileStructure &mod_file_struct, WarningConso
       mod_file_struct.order_option = max(mod_file_struct.order_option, order + 1);
     }
 
+  OptionsList::symbol_list_options_t::const_iterator itsl =
+    options_list.symbol_list_options.find("instruments");
+  if (itsl != options_list.symbol_list_options.end())
+    mod_file_struct.ramsey_state_variables = itsl->second.get_symbols();
+
   // Fill in mod_file_struct.partial_information
   it = options_list.num_options.find("partial_information");
   if (it != options_list.num_options.end() && it->second == "1")
diff --git a/ModFile.cc b/ModFile.cc
index 3af3faa58495b2e44cffa89dd7aa7dbfb4645681..32a7211543ba37d97813704d53586d93b1531fbf 100644
--- a/ModFile.cc
+++ b/ModFile.cc
@@ -149,6 +149,29 @@ ModFile::checkPass(bool nostrict, bool stochastic)
       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
+  // Workaround for #1193
+  if (!mod_file_struct.hist_vals_wrong_lag.empty())
+    {
+      for (vector<string>::const_iterator it = mod_file_struct.ramsey_state_variables.begin();
+           it != mod_file_struct.ramsey_state_variables.end(); it++)
+        {
+          int symb_id = symbol_table.getID(*it);
+          map<int,int>::const_iterator it1 = mod_file_struct.hist_vals_wrong_lag.find(symb_id);
+          if (it1 != mod_file_struct.hist_vals_wrong_lag.end() && it1->second < 0)
+            mod_file_struct.hist_vals_wrong_lag.erase(symb_id);
+        }
+
+      if (!mod_file_struct.hist_vals_wrong_lag.empty())
+        {
+          for (map<int, int>::const_iterator it = mod_file_struct.hist_vals_wrong_lag.begin();
+               it != mod_file_struct.hist_vals_wrong_lag.end(); it++)
+            cerr << "ERROR: histval: variable " << symbol_table.getName(it->first)
+                 << " does not appear in the model with the lag " << it->second
+                 << " (see the reference manual for the timing convention in 'histval')" << endl;
+          exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+    }
+
   if ((mod_file_struct.ramsey_model_present || mod_file_struct.ramsey_policy_present)
       && mod_file_struct.discretionary_policy_present)
     {
diff --git a/NumericalInitialization.cc b/NumericalInitialization.cc
index 843026517243ddd088d32a72024f8cf9f1cda271..ad199014b8862e6cccbc03a7738a834312aea3dc 100644
--- a/NumericalInitialization.cc
+++ b/NumericalInitialization.cc
@@ -308,9 +308,11 @@ EndValStatement::writeJsonOutput(ostream &output) const
 }
 
 HistValStatement::HistValStatement(const hist_values_t &hist_values_arg,
+                                   const hist_vals_wrong_lag_t hist_vals_wrong_lag_arg,
                                    const SymbolTable &symbol_table_arg,
                                    const bool &all_values_required_arg) :
   hist_values(hist_values_arg),
+  hist_vals_wrong_lag(hist_vals_wrong_lag_arg),
   symbol_table(symbol_table_arg),
   all_values_required(all_values_required_arg)
 {
@@ -356,6 +358,7 @@ HistValStatement::checkPass(ModFileStructure &mod_file_struct, WarningConsolidat
       if (unused_endo.size() > 0 || unused_exo.size() > 0)
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
+  mod_file_struct.hist_vals_wrong_lag = hist_vals_wrong_lag;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/NumericalInitialization.hh b/NumericalInitialization.hh
index 58a7e6e0437298f37f1ddfc540ddacbccb318caf..16f5acd1df1112b8d065d68ced1c95205bcecc06 100644
--- a/NumericalInitialization.hh
+++ b/NumericalInitialization.hh
@@ -107,12 +107,15 @@ public:
     Maps pairs (symbol_id, lag) to expr_t
   */
   typedef map<pair<int, int>, expr_t> hist_values_t;
+  typedef map<int, int> hist_vals_wrong_lag_t;
 private:
   const hist_values_t hist_values;
+  const hist_vals_wrong_lag_t hist_vals_wrong_lag;
   const SymbolTable &symbol_table;
   const bool all_values_required;
 public:
   HistValStatement(const hist_values_t &hist_values_arg,
+                   const hist_vals_wrong_lag_t hist_vals_wrong_lag_arg,
                    const SymbolTable &symbol_table_arg,
                    const bool &all_values_required_arg);
   //! Workaround for trac ticket #157
diff --git a/ParsingDriver.cc b/ParsingDriver.cc
index 565db4b1a6016788dc0b5389e8828a94c61b9c9c..52f1177ba4e55732400eba5566c309b32328d524 100644
--- a/ParsingDriver.cc
+++ b/ParsingDriver.cc
@@ -549,11 +549,7 @@ ParsingDriver::hist_val(string *name, string *lag, expr_t rhs)
   pair<int, int> key(symb_id, ilag);
 
   if (mod_file->dynamic_model.minLagForSymbol(symb_id) > ilag - 1)
-    {
-      ostringstream s;
-      s << ilag-1;
-      error("histval: variable " + *name + " does not appear in the model with the lag " + s.str() + " (see the reference manual for the timing convention in 'histval')");
-    }
+    hist_vals_wrong_lag[symb_id] = ilag-1;
 
   if (hist_values.find(key) != hist_values.end())
     error("hist_val: (" + *name + ", " + *lag + ") declared twice");
@@ -669,7 +665,7 @@ ParsingDriver::end_endval(bool all_values_required)
 void
 ParsingDriver::end_histval(bool all_values_required)
 {
-  mod_file->addStatement(new HistValStatement(hist_values, mod_file->symbol_table, all_values_required));
+  mod_file->addStatement(new HistValStatement(hist_values, hist_vals_wrong_lag, mod_file->symbol_table, all_values_required));
   hist_values.clear();
 }
 
diff --git a/ParsingDriver.hh b/ParsingDriver.hh
index 2504b8084a36ece5a0686f12dd1cdda79207977d..6a2da6ef6b02e917b0ed48f6c51d9de01bb69382 100644
--- a/ParsingDriver.hh
+++ b/ParsingDriver.hh
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ private:
   InitOrEndValStatement::init_values_t init_values;
   //! Temporary storage for histval blocks
   HistValStatement::hist_values_t hist_values;
+  //! Temporary storage for histval blocks
+  HistValStatement::hist_vals_wrong_lag_t hist_vals_wrong_lag;
   //! Temporary storage for homotopy_setup blocks
   HomotopyStatement::homotopy_values_t homotopy_values;
   //! Temporary storage for moment_calibration
diff --git a/Statement.hh b/Statement.hh
index db7d5606b1bdb6411f96ad14a4a9dc8195cbab3c..70395a35c22f874e14d452184df517937948fccf 100644
--- a/Statement.hh
+++ b/Statement.hh
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ public:
   bool steady_state_model_present;
   //! Whether there is a write_latex_steady_state_model statement present
   bool write_latex_steady_state_model_present;
+  //! Set list of variables that become state variables when ramsey_policy is used
+  vector<string> ramsey_state_variables;
+  //! Histval values that do not have the appropriate lag
+  map<int, int> hist_vals_wrong_lag;
 };
 
 class Statement