diff --git a/tests/sampler/test_randomized_sampling.cpp b/tests/sampler/test_randomized_sampling.cpp
index c55412ee2..d4352b742 100644
--- a/tests/sampler/test_randomized_sampling.cpp
+++ b/tests/sampler/test_randomized_sampling.cpp
@@ -6,64 +6,55 @@
 
 #include "Kokkos_Core.hpp"
 
-#define NUMITERS 1000
 struct Tester {
-  struct TagNamed {};
-  struct TagUnnamed {};
-
   template <typename execution_space>
   explicit Tester(const execution_space& space) {
-    //! Explicitly launch a kernel with a name and no tag, and run it NUM_ITERS times
-    //! Use a random sampling of 1 percent and use a random seed of 2.
-    //! With NUMITERS 1000, this should print out 10 invocations. 
-     //! In the test, we match the invocations output from all three runs against each other, and ensure that each shows 10 invocations. 
-
-    for (int trial = 0; trial < 3; trial++)
-    {
-     for (int iter = 0; iter < NUMITERS; iter++) {
-     Kokkos::parallel_for("named kernel",
-                         Kokkos::RangePolicy<execution_space>(space, 0, 1),
-                         *this);
-     }
-   }
-  
-  KOKKOS_FUNCTION void operator()(const int) const {}
-
-  template <typename TagType>
-  KOKKOS_FUNCTION void operator()(const TagType, const int) const {}
-};
-
-static const std::vector<std::string> matchers{
-   };
-
-/**
- * @test This test checks that the tool effectively samples randomly.
- *  
-
- */
-TEST(SamplerTest, randomized) {
-  //! Initialize @c Kokkos.
-  Kokkos::initialize();
-
-  //! Redirect output for later analysis.
-  std::cout.flush();
-  std::ostringstream output;
-  std::streambuf* coutbuf = std::cout.rdbuf(output.rdbuf());
-
-  //! Run tests. @todo Replace this with Google Test.
-  Tester tester(Kokkos::DefaultExecutionSpace{});
-
-  //! Finalize @c Kokkos.
-  Kokkos::finalize();
-
-  //! Restore output buffer.
-  std::cout.flush();
-  std::cout.rdbuf(coutbuf);
-  std::cout << output.str() << std::endl;
-
-  //! Analyze test output.
-  for (const auto& matcher : matchers) {
-    EXPECT_THAT(output.str(), ::testing::ContainsRegex(matcher));
-  } // end TEST 
-
-} 
+    //! Explicitly launch a kernel with a name, and run it 4 times with kernel
+    //! logger. Use a periodic sampling with skip rate 2. This should print out
+    //! 1 invocation In the test, we match the invocations output from the
+    //! second invocation and make sure the first
+    // and third are not printed out, and the second and fourth are sequenced
+    // correctly in the print.
+
+    for (int iter = 0; iter < 4; iter++) {
+      Kokkos::parallel_for("named kernel",
+                           Kokkos::RangePolicy<execution_space>(space, 0, 1),
+                           *this);
+    }
+
+    KOKKOS_FUNCTION void operator()(const int) const {}
+  };
+
+  static const std::vector<std::string> matchers{
+      "[0-9,a-z]+ KokkosP: sample 2 [0-9]+ KokkosP: sample 4 [0-9,a-z]+"};
+
+  /**
+   * @test This test checks that the tool effectively samples randomly.
+   *
+
+   */
+  TEST(SamplerTest, randomized) {
+    //! Initialize @c Kokkos.
+    Kokkos::initialize();
+
+    //! Redirect output for later analysis.
+    std::cout.flush();
+    std::ostringstream output;
+    std::streambuf* coutbuf = std::cout.rdbuf(output.rdbuf());
+
+    //! Run tests. @todo Replace this with Google Test.
+    Tester tester(Kokkos::DefaultExecutionSpace{});
+
+    //! Finalize @c Kokkos.
+    Kokkos::finalize();
+
+    //! Restore output buffer.
+    std::cout.flush();
+    std::cout.rdbuf(coutbuf);
+    std::cout << output.str() << std::endl;
+
+    //! Analyze test output.
+    for (const auto& matcher : matchers) {
+      EXPECT_THAT(output.str(), ::testing::ContainsRegex(matcher));
+    }  // end TEST
+  }