diff --git a/pkg/config/sampling/sampling.go b/pkg/config/sampling/sampling.go
index ecbe6e8efb..903524f3e1 100644
--- a/pkg/config/sampling/sampling.go
+++ b/pkg/config/sampling/sampling.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ func NewConfig(jaeger *v1.Jaeger) *Config {
 }
 
 // Get returns a configmap specification for the current instance
-func (u *Config) Get(options *[]string) *corev1.ConfigMap {
+func (u *Config) Get() *corev1.ConfigMap {
 	var jsonObject []byte
 	var err error
 
-	if CheckForSamplingConfigFile(u.jaeger, options) {
+	if CheckForSamplingConfigFile(u.jaeger) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// Check for empty map
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ func (u *Config) Get(options *[]string) *corev1.ConfigMap {
 		"sampling": string(jsonObject),
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println(data)
-
 	return &corev1.ConfigMap{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			APIVersion: "v1",
@@ -85,13 +83,20 @@ func (u *Config) Get(options *[]string) *corev1.ConfigMap {
 
 // CheckForSamplingConfigFile will check if there is a config file present
 // if there is one it returns true
-func CheckForSamplingConfigFile(jaeger *v1.Jaeger, options *[]string) bool {
-	for _, option := range *options {
-		if strings.Contains(option, "sampling.strategies-file") {
-			jaeger.Logger().Warn("Sampling strategy file is already passed as an option to collector. Will not be using default sampling strategy")
-			return true
-		}
+func CheckForSamplingConfigFile(jaeger *v1.Jaeger) bool {
+	jsonObject, err := jaeger.Spec.Sampling.Options.MarshalJSON()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
 	}
+	data := map[string]string{
+		"sampling": string(jsonObject),
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(data["sampling"], "sampling.strategies-file") {
+		jaeger.Logger().Warn("Sampling strategy file is already passed as an option to collector. Will not be using default sampling strategy")
+		return true
+	}
+
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -99,15 +104,7 @@ func CheckForSamplingConfigFile(jaeger *v1.Jaeger, options *[]string) bool {
 // support for the Sampling configmap.
 func Update(jaeger *v1.Jaeger, commonSpec *v1.JaegerCommonSpec, options *[]string) {
 
-	// // Check to validate if sampling strategy file is already passed as an option
-	// for _, option := range *options {
-	// 	if strings.Contains(option, "sampling.strategies-file") {
-	// 		jaeger.Logger().Warn("Sampling strategy file is already passed as an option to collector. Will not be using default sampling strategy")
-	// 		return
-	// 	}
-	// }
-
-	if CheckForSamplingConfigFile(jaeger, options) {
+	if CheckForSamplingConfigFile(jaeger) {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/sampling/sampling_test.go b/pkg/config/sampling/sampling_test.go
index 2ce23d0508..e06ae5cf28 100644
--- a/pkg/config/sampling/sampling_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/sampling/sampling_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ func TestNoSamplingConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	jaeger := v1.NewJaeger(types.NamespacedName{Name: "TestNoSamplingConfig"})
 
 	config := NewConfig(jaeger)
-	options := []string{}
-	cm := config.Get(&options)
+	cm := config.Get()
 	assert.NotNil(t, cm)
 	assert.Equal(t, defaultSamplingStrategy, cm.Data["sampling"])
 }
@@ -25,8 +24,8 @@ func TestWithEmptySamplingConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	jaeger.Spec.UI.Options = uiconfig
 
 	config := NewConfig(jaeger)
-	options := []string{}
-	cm := config.Get(&options)
+
+	cm := config.Get()
 	assert.NotNil(t, cm)
 	assert.Equal(t, defaultSamplingStrategy, cm.Data["sampling"])
 }
@@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ func TestWithSamplingConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	jaeger := v1.NewJaeger(types.NamespacedName{Name: "TestWithSamplingConfig"})
 	jaeger.Spec.Sampling.Options = samplingconfig
 	config := NewConfig(jaeger)
-	options := []string{}
-	cm := config.Get(&options)
+	cm := config.Get()
 	assert.Equal(t, json, cm.Data["sampling"])
 }
 
@@ -85,23 +83,24 @@ func TestUpdateWithSamplingConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestUpdateWithSamplingConfigFileOption(t *testing.T) {
 	jaeger := v1.NewJaeger(types.NamespacedName{Name: "TestUpdateWithSamplingConfigFileOption"})
-	options := []string{
-		0: "--sampling.strategies-file=/etc/jaeger/sampling.json",
-	}
+	jaeger.Spec.Sampling.Options = v1.NewFreeForm(map[string]interface{}{
+		"sampling.strategies-file": "/etc/jaeger/sampling.json",
+	})
+	options := []string{}
 	commonSpec := v1.JaegerCommonSpec{}
 	Update(jaeger, &commonSpec, &options)
-	assert.Len(t, options, 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, "--sampling.strategies-file=/etc/jaeger/sampling.json", options[0])
+	assert.Len(t, commonSpec.Volumes, 0)
+	assert.Len(t, commonSpec.VolumeMounts, 0)
+	assert.Len(t, options, 0)
 }
 
 func TestGetWithSamplingConfigFileOption(t *testing.T) {
 	jaeger := v1.NewJaeger(types.NamespacedName{Name: "TestGetWithSamplingConfigFileOption"})
-	options := []string{
-		0: "--sampling.strategies-file=/etc/jaeger/sampling.json",
-	}
+	jaeger.Spec.Sampling.Options = v1.NewFreeForm(map[string]interface{}{
+		"sampling.strategies-file": "/etc/jaeger/sampling.json",
+	})
+
 	config := NewConfig(jaeger)
-	cm := config.Get(&options)
-	assert.Len(t, options, 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, "--sampling.strategies-file=/etc/jaeger/sampling.json", options[0])
+	cm := config.Get()
 	assert.Nil(t, cm)
 }