diff --git a/qctoolkit/pulses/multi_channel_pulse_template.py b/qctoolkit/pulses/multi_channel_pulse_template.py
index 2665754be..d95becab5 100644
--- a/qctoolkit/pulses/multi_channel_pulse_template.py
+++ b/qctoolkit/pulses/multi_channel_pulse_template.py
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ def duration(self) -> Expression:
 
     @property
     def parameter_names(self) -> Set[str]:
-        return set.union(*(st.parameter_names for st in self._subtemplates)) | self.constrained_parameters
+        return set.union(self.measurement_parameters,
+                         self.constrained_parameters,
+                         *(st.parameter_names for st in self._subtemplates))
 
     @property
     def subtemplates(self) -> Sequence[AtomicPulseTemplate]:
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ def defined_channels(self) -> Set[ChannelID]:
 
     @property
     def measurement_names(self) -> Set[str]:
-        return set.union(*(st.measurement_names for st in self._subtemplates))
+        return super().measurement_names.union(*(st.measurement_names for st in self._subtemplates))
 
     def build_waveform(self, parameters: Dict[str, numbers.Real],
                        channel_mapping: Dict[ChannelID, Optional[ChannelID]]) -> Optional['MultiChannelWaveform']:
diff --git a/tests/pulses/multi_channel_pulse_template_tests.py b/tests/pulses/multi_channel_pulse_template_tests.py
index 0ef379902..45e7620bb 100644
--- a/tests/pulses/multi_channel_pulse_template_tests.py
+++ b/tests/pulses/multi_channel_pulse_template_tests.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 from tests.serialization_tests import SerializableTests
 
 
-
-
 class AtomicMultiChannelPulseTemplateTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args,**kwargs)
@@ -119,7 +117,19 @@ def test_measurement_names(self):
         sts = [DummyPulseTemplate(duration='t1', defined_channels={'A'}, parameter_names={'a', 'b'}, measurement_names={'A', 'C'}),
                DummyPulseTemplate(duration='t1', defined_channels={'B'}, parameter_names={'a', 'c'}, measurement_names={'A', 'B'})]
 
-        self.assertEqual(AtomicMultiChannelPulseTemplate(*sts).measurement_names, {'A', 'B', 'C'})
+        self.assertEqual(AtomicMultiChannelPulseTemplate(*sts, measurements=[('D', 1, 2)]).measurement_names,
+                         {'A', 'B', 'C', 'D'})
+
+    def test_parameter_names(self):
+        sts = [DummyPulseTemplate(duration='t1', defined_channels={'A'}, parameter_names={'a', 'b'},
+                                  measurement_names={'A', 'C'}),
+               DummyPulseTemplate(duration='t1', defined_channels={'B'}, parameter_names={'a', 'c'},
+                                  measurement_names={'A', 'B'})]
+        pt = AtomicMultiChannelPulseTemplate(*sts, measurements=[('D', 'd', 2)], parameter_constraints=['d < e'])
+
+        self.assertEqual(pt.parameter_names,
+                         {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'})
+
 
     def test_integral(self) -> None:
         sts = [DummyPulseTemplate(duration='t1', defined_channels={'A'},