diff --git a/doc/bvar-a-la-sims.tex b/doc/bvar-a-la-sims.tex
index 1b79d57acf8ac22a394b89fcb6e3b8222c839fe0..b176c21995b9e53218050bae2f7be06b2d85b75c 100644
--- a/doc/bvar-a-la-sims.tex
+++ b/doc/bvar-a-la-sims.tex
@@ -567,14 +567,14 @@ varobs dx dy;
 check;
 
 estimation(datafile = bvar_sample, mh_replic = 1200, mh_jscale = 1.3,
-           first_obs = 9);
+           first_obs = 20);
 
-bvar_density 8;
+bvar_density(bvar_prior_train = 10) 8;
 
 bvar_forecast(forecast = 10, bvar_replic = 2000, nobs = 200) 8;
 \end{verbatim}
 
-Note that the BVAR commands use the defaults for the prior, and take their \texttt{datafile} and \texttt{first\_obs} options from the \texttt{estimation} command.
+Note that the BVAR commands take their \texttt{datafile} and \texttt{first\_obs} options from the \texttt{estimation} command.
 
 
 
diff --git a/tests/bvar_a_la_sims/bvar_and_dsge.mod b/tests/bvar_a_la_sims/bvar_and_dsge.mod
index 34e22073be8044d3540915d3fe046d6756a2feee..cdf878409a1738738286d2c4de9a4a65db94aa83 100644
--- a/tests/bvar_a_la_sims/bvar_and_dsge.mod
+++ b/tests/bvar_a_la_sims/bvar_and_dsge.mod
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ varobs dx dy;
 check;
 
 estimation(datafile = bvar_sample, mh_replic = 1200, mh_jscale = 1.3,
-           first_obs = 9);
+           first_obs = 20);
 
-bvar_density 8;
+bvar_density(bvar_prior_train = 10) 8;
 
 bvar_forecast(forecast = 10, bvar_replic = 2000, nobs = 200) 8;