diff --git a/examples/transient_examples/transient_search_using_MCMC.py b/examples/transient_examples/transient_search_using_MCMC.py
index ec5345efa35b1d7342a7eefa00115867db625373..8373da0cfc13d6b2d4616c8cd2cc8aca39a6f90e 100644
--- a/examples/transient_examples/transient_search_using_MCMC.py
+++ b/examples/transient_examples/transient_search_using_MCMC.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ mcmc = pyfstat.MCMCTransientSearch(
     sftfilepattern='data/*simulated_transient_signal*sft',
     theta_prior=theta_prior, tref=tref, minStartTime=minStartTime,
     maxStartTime=maxStartTime, nsteps=nsteps, nwalkers=nwalkers, ntemps=ntemps,
-    log10beta_min=log10beta_min)
+    log10beta_min=log10beta_min,
+    transientWindowType='rect')
 mcmc.run()
 mcmc.plot_corner(label_offset=0.7)
 mcmc.print_summary()
diff --git a/examples/transient_examples/transient_search_using_MCMC_make_simulated_data.py b/examples/transient_examples/transient_search_using_MCMC_make_simulated_data.py
index 4fa3dd1d1157446b5de54dfb9b7f3b132889fdc1..320b44af138cf4407e76eb10ffcb48e14f98ad41 100644
--- a/examples/transient_examples/transient_search_using_MCMC_make_simulated_data.py
+++ b/examples/transient_examples/transient_search_using_MCMC_make_simulated_data.py
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ transient = pyfstat.Writer(
     label='simulated_transient_signal', outdir='data', tref=tref,
     tstart=transient_tstart, F0=F0, F1=F1, F2=F2, duration=transient_duration,
     Alpha=Alpha, Delta=Delta, h0=h0, sqrtSX=sqrtSX, minStartTime=minStartTime,
-    maxStartTime=maxStartTime)
+    maxStartTime=maxStartTime, transientWindowType='rect')
 transient.make_data()