diff --git a/src/classes/PFitter.cpp b/src/classes/PFitter.cpp
index 9f4131f0..c6039ee2 100644
--- a/src/classes/PFitter.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PFitter.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ PFitter::PFitter(PMsrHandler *runInfo, PRunListCollection *runListCollection) :
   // init class variables
   fFitterFcn = 0;
   fFcnMin = 0;
+  fMnUserParamState = 0;
 
   // check msr minuit commands
   if (!CheckCommands()) {
@@ -324,6 +325,12 @@ bool PFitter::ExecuteHesse()
     return false;
   }
 
+  // keep the user parameter state
+  if (fMnUserParamState) {
+    delete fMnUserParamState;
+  }
+  fMnUserParamState = new ROOT::Minuit2::MnUserParameterState(mnState);
+
   // fill parabolic errors
   for (unsigned int i=0; i<fParams.size(); i++) {
     fRunInfo->SetMsrParamStep(i, mnState.Error(i));
@@ -368,6 +375,12 @@ bool PFitter::ExecuteMigrad()
   }
   fFcnMin = new ROOT::Minuit2::FunctionMinimum(min);
 
+  // keep user parameter state
+  if (fMnUserParamState) {
+    delete fMnUserParamState;
+  }
+  fMnUserParamState = new ROOT::Minuit2::MnUserParameterState(min.UserState());
+
   // fill run info
   for (unsigned int i=0; i<fParams.size(); i++) {
     fRunInfo->SetMsrParamValue(i, min.UserState().Value(i));
@@ -427,6 +440,12 @@ cout << endl << "maxfcn=" << maxfcn << endl;
   }
   fFcnMin = new ROOT::Minuit2::FunctionMinimum(min);
 
+  // keep user parameter state
+  if (fMnUserParamState) {
+    delete fMnUserParamState;
+  }
+  fMnUserParamState = new ROOT::Minuit2::MnUserParameterState(min.UserState());
+
   // fill run info
   for (unsigned int i=0; i<fParams.size(); i++) {
     fRunInfo->SetMsrParamValue(i, min.UserState().Value(i));
@@ -568,7 +587,7 @@ bool PFitter::ExecuteSave()
     fout.setf(ios::left, ios::adjustfield);
     fout.precision(6);
     fout.width(11);
-    fout << mnState.Error(i);
+    fout << fMnUserParamState->Error(i);
     // write minos errors
     if (fParams[i].fPosErrorPresent) {
       fout.setf(ios::left, ios::adjustfield);
diff --git a/src/classes/PMsrHandler.cpp b/src/classes/PMsrHandler.cpp
index 67d5137c..9b405fe5 100644
--- a/src/classes/PMsrHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PMsrHandler.cpp
@@ -992,7 +992,6 @@ bool PMsrHandler::HandleFitParameterEntry(PMsrLines &lines)
       cout << endl;
     } else { // everything is OK, therefore add the parameter to the parameter list
       fParam.push_back(param);
-cout << endl << ">> PMsrHandler::HandleFitParameterEntry: i=" << fParam.size() << ", param.fLowerBoundary=" << param.fLowerBoundary << ", param.fUpperBoundary=" << param.fUpperBoundary;
     }
 
     // clean up
diff --git a/src/include/PFitter.h b/src/include/PFitter.h
index bcbac3b5..8b2b9070 100644
--- a/src/include/PFitter.h
+++ b/src/include/PFitter.h
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ class PFitter
 
     PFitterFcn *fFitterFcn;
     ROOT::Minuit2::MnUserParameters fMnUserParams; ///< minuit2 input parameter list
-    ROOT::Minuit2::FunctionMinimum *fFcnMin; ///<
+    ROOT::Minuit2::FunctionMinimum *fFcnMin;       ///< function minimum object
+    ROOT::Minuit2::MnUserParameterState *fMnUserParamState; ///< keeps the current user parameter state
 
     bool CheckCommands();
     bool SetParameters();