diff --git a/src/UnweightedSamplingSingle.jl b/src/UnweightedSamplingSingle.jl
index 108e7f0..318fb71 100644
--- a/src/UnweightedSamplingSingle.jl
+++ b/src/UnweightedSamplingSingle.jl
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ function Base.merge(ss::SingleAlgRSWRSKIPSampler...)
     ns = [nobs(s) for s in ss]
     n_tot = sum(ns)
     ps = cumsum(ns ./ n_tot)
-    r = rand(s1.rng)
-    value = ss[findfirst(p -> r < p, ps)].value
-    return typeof(s1)(n_tot, sum(s.skip_k for s in ss), ss[1].rng, value)
+    r = rand(ss[1].rng)
+    value = ss[findfirst(p -> r < p, ps)].rvalue
+    return typeof(ss[1])(n_tot, sum(s.skip_k for s in ss), ss[1].rng, value)
 end
 
 function Base.merge!(s1::SingleAlgRSWRSKIPSampler_Mut, ss::SingleAlgRSWRSKIPSampler_Mut...)
diff --git a/src/WeightedSamplingSingle.jl b/src/WeightedSamplingSingle.jl
index 4579960..5ac3ef9 100644
--- a/src/WeightedSamplingSingle.jl
+++ b/src/WeightedSamplingSingle.jl
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ function Base.merge(ss::SingleAlgWRSWRSKIPSampler...)
     ns = [s.total_w for s in ss]
     n_tot = sum(ns)
     ps = cumsum(ns ./ n_tot)
-    r = rand(s1.rng)
-    value = ss[findfirst(p -> r < p, ps)].value
-    return typeof(s1)(sum(s.seen_k for s in ss), sum(s.total_w for s in ss), sum(s.skip_w for s in ss), 
+    r = rand(ss[1].rng)
+    value = ss[findfirst(p -> r < p, ps)].rvalue
+    return typeof(ss[1])(sum(s.seen_k for s in ss), sum(s.total_w for s in ss), sum(s.skip_w for s in ss), 
                       ss[1].rng, value)
 end
 
diff --git a/test/merge_tests.jl b/test/merge_tests.jl
index 14d94f7..130ff82 100644
--- a/test/merge_tests.jl
+++ b/test/merge_tests.jl
@@ -43,4 +43,53 @@
         m == AlgRSWRSKIP() ? fit!(s2, 2) : fit!(s2, 2, 1.0)
         @test value(merge!(s1, s2)) in (1, 2)
     end
+
+    iters = (1:10, 11:30)
+    reps = 10000
+    for m in (AlgRSWRSKIP(),)
+        count_s1 = 0
+        for _ in 1:reps
+            s1 = ReservoirSampler{Int}(rng, m)
+            s2 = ReservoirSampler{Int}(rng, m)
+            for x in iters[1] fit!(s1, x) end
+            for x in iters[2] fit!(s2, x) end
+            s_merged = merge(s1, s2)
+            if value(s_merged) <= 10
+                count_s1 += 1
+            end
+        end
+        chisq_test = ChisqTest([count_s1, reps - count_s1], [1/3, 2/3])
+        @test pvalue(chisq_test) > 0.05
+    end
+
+    for m in (AlgWRSWRSKIP(),)
+        count_s1 = 0
+        for _ in 1:reps
+            s1 = ReservoirSampler{Int}(rng, m)
+            s2 = ReservoirSampler{Int}(rng, m)
+            for x in iters[1] fit!(s1, x, 1.0) end
+            for x in iters[2] fit!(s2, x, 1.0) end
+            s_merged = merge(s1, s2)
+            if value(s_merged) <= 10
+                count_s1 += 1
+            end
+        end
+        chisq_test = ChisqTest([count_s1, reps - count_s1], [1/3, 2/3])
+        @test pvalue(chisq_test) > 0.05
+        
+        rng = StableRNG(45)
+        count_s1 = 0
+        for _ in 1:reps
+            s1 = ReservoirSampler{Int}(rng, m)
+            s2 = ReservoirSampler{Int}(rng, m)
+            fit!(s1, 1, 10.0)
+            fit!(s2, 2, 20.0)
+            s_merged = merge(s1, s2)
+            if value(s_merged) == 1
+                count_s1 += 1
+            end
+         end
+         chisq_test = ChisqTest([count_s1, reps - count_s1], [1/3, 2/3])
+         @test pvalue(chisq_test) > 0.05
+    end
 end