diff --git a/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py b/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py
index 066c70c986b282374a8364963b2bcbef036d1179..9c4adfd8fbfd45f32a708afc3bb3a6ea0776f635 100644
--- a/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py
+++ b/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class MCMCSearch(core.BaseSearchClass):
             delta='$\delta$')
         self.unit_dictionary = dict(
             F0='Hz', F1='Hz/s', F2='Hz/s$^2$', alpha=r'rad', delta='rad')
+        self.rescale_dictionary = {}
 
         self.log_input()
 
@@ -415,6 +416,22 @@ class MCMCSearch(core.BaseSearchClass):
         self.lnlikes = lnlikes
         self.save_data(sampler, samples, lnprobs, lnlikes)
 
+    def scale_samples(self, samples, symbols, theta_keys):
+        for key in theta_keys:
+            if key in self.rescale_dictionary:
+                idx = theta_keys.index(key)
+                s = samples[:, idx]
+                if 'subtractor' in self.scale_dictionary[key]:
+                    s = self.scale_dictionary[key]['subtractor'] - s
+                if 'multipler' in self.scale_dictionary[key]:
+                    s *= self.scale_dictionary[key]['multipler']
+                samples[:, idx] = s
+
+                if 'label' in self.scale_dictionary['key']:
+                    symbols[idx] = self.scale_dictionary[key]['label']
+
+        return samples, symbols
+
     def plot_corner(self, figsize=(7, 7),  tglitch_ratio=False,
                     add_prior=False, nstds=None, label_offset=0.4,
                     dpi=300, rc_context={}, **kwargs):
@@ -435,6 +452,9 @@ class MCMCSearch(core.BaseSearchClass):
 
             samples_plt = copy.copy(self.samples)
             theta_symbols_plt = copy.copy(self.theta_symbols)
+
+            samples_plt, theta_symbols_plt = self.scale_samples(
+                samples_plt, theta_symbols_plt, self.theta_keys)
             theta_symbols_plt = [s.replace('_{glitch}', r'_\textrm{glitch}')
                                  for s in theta_symbols_plt]
 
@@ -1273,6 +1293,7 @@ class MCMCGlitchSearch(MCMCSearch):
         self.unit_dictionary = dict(
             F0='Hz', F1='Hz/s', F2='Hz/s$^2$', alpha=r'rad', delta='rad',
             delta_F0='Hz', delta_F1='Hz/s', tglitch='s')
+        self.rescale_dictionary = dict()
         self.log_input()
 
     def initiate_search_object(self):
@@ -1829,6 +1850,14 @@ class MCMCTransientSearch(MCMCSearch):
         F0='Hz', F1='Hz/s', F2='Hz/s$^2$', alpha=r'rad', delta='rad',
         tstart='s', tend='s')
 
+    rescale_dictionary = dict(
+        transient_duration={'multiplier': 1/86400.,
+                            'label': 'Transient duration'},
+        transient_tstart={
+            'multiplier': 1/86400.,
+            'label': 'Transient start-time \n days after minStartTime'}
+            )
+
     def initiate_search_object(self):
         logging.info('Setting up search object')
         self.search = core.ComputeFstat(