diff --git a/orbitize/sampler.py b/orbitize/sampler.py
index deffb137..87b6efab 100644
--- a/orbitize/sampler.py
+++ b/orbitize/sampler.py
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ def _loglike_multinest(param_cube, n_dim, n_param):
         except ModuleNotFoundError:
             mpi_rank = 0
 
-        if save_results is not None and mpi_rank == 0:
+        if hdf5_file is not None and mpi_rank == 0:
             self.results.save_results(output_file=hdf5_file)
 
         return post_samples[:, :-1]