Test save_samples path in smoketest

[JamesKunstle]

          Would it make sense to have this set to a non-zero value so the relevant code-path  is tested? I can imagine our spaghetti saving logic potentially breaking and this not picking up on it.

Originally posted by @RobotSail in #280 (comment)

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