diff --git a/src/spikeanalysis/merged_spike_analysis.py b/src/spikeanalysis/merged_spike_analysis.py
index 2551ada..e608e28 100644
--- a/src/spikeanalysis/merged_spike_analysis.py
+++ b/src/spikeanalysis/merged_spike_analysis.py
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ def get_merged_data(self):
         msa = MSA()
         msa._set_cluster_ids(self.cluster_ids)
         msa._set_events(self.events)
+        msa._sampling_rate = self.spikeanalysis_list[0]._sampling_rate
 
         if self.use_psth:
             msa.psths = self.data