diff --git a/R/args.R b/R/args.R
index ca1ebb41..01378ddf 100644
--- a/R/args.R
+++ b/R/args.R
@@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ SampleArgs <- R6::R6Class(
       if (is.logical(self$save_metric)) {
         self$save_metric <- as.integer(self$save_metric)
       }
-      if (!self$adapt_engaged & !is.null(self$save_metric)) {
-        self$save_metric <- 0
-      }
       invisible(self)
     },
     validate = function(num_procs) {
@@ -817,6 +814,10 @@ validate_sample_args <- function(self, num_procs) {
                                len = 1,
                                null.ok = TRUE)
 
+  if (is.null(self$adapt_engaged) || (!self$adapt_engaged && !is.null(self$save_metric))) {
+    self$save_metric <- 0
+  }
+
   invisible(TRUE)
 }