diff --git a/muvi/core/models.py b/muvi/core/models.py
index d328002..a6ab271 100755
--- a/muvi/core/models.py
+++ b/muvi/core/models.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def __init__(
         observations: MultiView,
         prior_masks: Optional[MultiView] = None,
         covariates: Optional[SingleView] = None,
-        prior_confidence: Optional[Union[float, str]] = "med",
+        prior_confidence: Optional[Union[float, str]] = "low",
         n_factors: Optional[int] = None,
         view_names: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         likelihoods: Optional[Union[dict[str, str], list[str]]] = None,
@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@ def __init__(
             typical values are 'low' (0.99), 'med' (0.995) and 'high' (0.999),
             by default 'med'
         n_factors : int, optional
-            Number of latent factors,
+            Number of the uninformed latent factors,
             can be omitted when providing prior masks,
-            or it can be used to introduce additional dense factors
-            if larger than the informed factors,
+            or it can be used to introduce additional dense factors,
             by default None
         view_names : list[str], optional
             List of names for each view,
@@ -471,6 +470,7 @@ def _setup_prior_masks(self, masks, n_factors):
 
         if not informed:
             self.n_factors = n_factors
+            self.n_dense_factors = n_factors
             # TODO: duplicate line...see below
             self.factor_names = pd.Index([f"factor_{k}" for k in range(n_factors)])
             return None, None
@@ -484,27 +484,12 @@ def _setup_prior_masks(self, masks, n_factors):
         informed_views = [vn for vn in self.view_names if vn in masks]
 
         n_prior_factors = masks[informed_views[0]].shape[0]
+
         if n_factors is None:
-            n_factors = n_prior_factors
+            n_factors = 0
 
-        if n_prior_factors > n_factors:
-            logger.warning(
-                f"Prior mask informs more factors ({n_prior_factors}) "
-                f"than the pre-defined `n_factors` ({n_factors}). "
-                f"Updating `n_factors` to {n_prior_factors}."
-            )
-            n_factors = n_prior_factors
-
-        n_dense_factors = 0
-        if n_prior_factors < n_factors:
-            logger.warning(
-                f"Prior mask informs fewer factors ({n_prior_factors}) "
-                f"than the pre-defined `n_factors` ({n_factors}). "
-                f"Informing only the first {n_prior_factors} factors, "
-                "the rest remains uninformed."
-            )
-            # extend all prior masks with additional uninformed factors
-            n_dense_factors = n_factors - n_prior_factors
+        n_dense_factors = n_factors
+        n_factors += n_prior_factors
 
         factor_names = None
         for vn in self.view_names:
@@ -555,7 +540,10 @@ def _setup_prior_masks(self, masks, n_factors):
                             [
                                 view_mask,
                                 np.zeros(
-                                    (n_factors, n_features_view - n_features_mask)
+                                    (
+                                        view_mask.shape[0],
+                                        n_features_view - n_features_mask,
+                                    )
                                 ),
                             ],
                             axis=1,
@@ -647,7 +635,8 @@ def _setup_prior_masks(self, masks, n_factors):
         if n_dense_factors > 0:
             prior_masks = {
                 vn: np.concatenate(
-                    [vm, np.ones((n_dense_factors, self.n_features[vn])).astype(bool)]
+                    [vm, np.ones((n_dense_factors, self.n_features[vn])).astype(bool)],
+                    axis=0,
                 )
                 for vn, vm in masks.items()
             }
@@ -1205,13 +1194,13 @@ def get_covariates(
             as_df=as_df,
         )
 
-    def _setup_model_guide(self, batch_size: int, scale_elbo: bool):
+    def _setup_model_guide(self, scale_elbo: bool):
         """Setup model and guide.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        batch_size : int
-            Batch size when subsampling
+        scale_elbo : bool, optional
+            Whether to scale the ELBO across views, by default True
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -1231,7 +1220,6 @@ def _setup_model_guide(self, batch_size: int, scale_elbo: bool):
 
             self._model = MuVIModel(
                 self.n_samples,
-                n_subsamples=batch_size,
                 n_features=[self.n_features[vn] for vn in self.view_names],
                 n_factors=self.n_factors,
                 prior_scales=prior_scales,
@@ -1408,7 +1396,7 @@ def fit(
         if n_particles > 1:
             logger.info(f"Using {n_particles} particles in parallel.")
         logger.info("Preparing model and guide...")
-        self._setup_model_guide(batch_size, scale_elbo)
+        self._setup_model_guide(scale_elbo)
         logger.info("Preparing optimizer...")
         opt = self._setup_optimizer(batch_size, n_epochs, learning_rate, optimizer)
         logger.info("Preparing SVI...")
@@ -1520,7 +1508,6 @@ class MuVIModel(PyroModule):
     def __init__(
         self,
         n_samples: int,
-        n_subsamples: int,
         n_features: list[int],
         n_factors: int,
         prior_scales: Optional[list[torch.Tensor]],
@@ -1539,8 +1526,6 @@ def __init__(
         ----------
         n_samples : int
             Number of samples
-        n_subsamples : int
-            Number of subsamples (batch size)
         n_features : list[int]
             Number of features as list for each view
         n_factors : int
@@ -1568,7 +1553,6 @@ def __init__(
         """
         super().__init__(name="MuVIModel")
         self.n_samples = n_samples
-        self.n_subsamples = n_subsamples
         self.n_features = n_features
         self.feature_offsets = [0, *np.cumsum(self.n_features).tolist()]
         self.n_views = len(self.n_features)