diff --git a/src/tactic/fpa/qffpa_tactic.cpp b/src/tactic/fpa/qffpa_tactic.cpp
index 6cfc699c7..919cf0c1b 100644
--- a/src/tactic/fpa/qffpa_tactic.cpp
+++ b/src/tactic/fpa/qffpa_tactic.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ tactic * mk_qffp_tactic(ast_manager & m, params_ref const & p) {
     params_ref sat_simp_p = p;
     sat_simp_p .set_bool("elim_and", true);
 
-    return cond(mk_or(mk_produce_proofs_probe(), mk_produce_unsat_cores_probe()),
+    tactic * st = 
+                cond(mk_or(mk_produce_proofs_probe(), mk_produce_unsat_cores_probe()),
                     and_then(mk_simplify_tactic(m),
                              mk_smt_tactic()),
                 and_then(
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ tactic * mk_qffp_tactic(ast_manager & m, params_ref const & p) {
                     using_params(mk_simplify_tactic(m, p), sat_simp_p),
                     mk_sat_tactic(m, p),
                     mk_fail_if_undecided_tactic()));
+
+    st->updt_params(p);
+    return st;
 }
 
 struct is_non_qffp_predicate {