diff --git a/R/mod2values.R b/R/mod2values.R
index 255cad93d..4e28ebe40 100644
--- a/R/mod2values.R
+++ b/R/mod2values.R
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 #'
 #' # use the converted values as starting values in a new model, and reduce TOL
 #' mod2 <- mirt(dat, 1, pars = values, TOL=1e-5)
+#' coef(mod2, simplify=TRUE)
+#'
+#' # use parameters on different dataset
+#' mod3 <- mirt(expand.table(LSAT6), pars=values)
+#' coef(mod3, simplify=TRUE)
 #'
 #' # supports differing itemtypes on second model
 #' sv <- mirt(Science, itemtype=c('graded', rep('gpcm', 3)), pars='values')
diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index 654dfcc1e..ff6e5a804 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -1219,8 +1219,8 @@ UpdatePrepList <- function(PrepList, pars, random, lr.random, clist, nclist,
     if(nrow(currentDesign) != nrow(pars))
         stop('Rows in supplied and starting value data.frame objects do not match. Were the
              data or itemtype input arguments modified?', call.=FALSE)
-    if(!all(as.matrix(currentDesign[,c('group', 'item', 'class', 'name', 'parnum')]) ==
-                as.matrix(pars[,c('group', 'item', 'class', 'name', 'parnum')])))
+    if(!all(as.matrix(currentDesign[,c('group', 'class', 'name', 'parnum')]) ==
+                as.matrix(pars[,c('group', 'class', 'name', 'parnum')])))
         stop('Critical internal parameter labels do not match those returned from pars = \'values\'',
              call.=FALSE)
     if(!all(sapply(currentDesign, class) == sapply(pars, class)))
diff --git a/man/mod2values.Rd b/man/mod2values.Rd
index ca028532a..e9b9d0cff 100644
--- a/man/mod2values.Rd
+++ b/man/mod2values.Rd
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ values
 
 # use the converted values as starting values in a new model, and reduce TOL
 mod2 <- mirt(dat, 1, pars = values, TOL=1e-5)
+coef(mod2, simplify=TRUE)
+
+# use parameters on different dataset
+mod3 <- mirt(expand.table(LSAT6), pars=values)
+coef(mod3, simplify=TRUE)
 
 # supports differing itemtypes on second model
 sv <- mirt(Science, itemtype=c('graded', rep('gpcm', 3)), pars='values')