diff --git a/Examples/itkantsRegistrationHelper.hxx b/Examples/itkantsRegistrationHelper.hxx
index d388f25bc..3ca3dd3ee 100644
--- a/Examples/itkantsRegistrationHelper.hxx
+++ b/Examples/itkantsRegistrationHelper.hxx
@@ -2131,6 +2131,10 @@ RegistrationHelper<TComputeType, VImageDimension>::DoRegistration()
         displacementFieldRegistration->SetSmoothingSigmasAreSpecifiedInPhysicalUnits(
           this->m_SmoothingSigmasAreInPhysicalUnits[currentStageNumber]);
 
+        displacementFieldRegistration->SetMetricSamplingStrategy(
+          static_cast<typename DisplacementFieldRegistrationType::MetricSamplingStrategyEnum>(metricSamplingStrategy));
+        displacementFieldRegistration->SetMetricSamplingPercentage(samplingPercentage);
+
         displacementFieldRegistration->SetLearningRate(learningRate);
         displacementFieldRegistration->SetConvergenceThreshold(convergenceThreshold);
         displacementFieldRegistration->SetConvergenceWindowSize(convergenceWindowSize);