Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control system (111) for a magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, system (700). The control system (111) comprises at least one processor (103) and at least one memory (107) comprising computer program code (121), wherein execution of the computer program code (121) by the processor (103) causes the control system (111) to at least perform: determining current values of a set of acquisition parameters of a current setting of the MRI system (700); evaluating a performance parameter of the MRI system using the current setting, the evaluation resulting in a current value of the performance parameter; comparing the value of the performance parameter with a reference value of the performance parameter, the reference value of the performance parameter being provided for reference values of the set of acquisition parameters of a reference setting; controlling the MRI system to acquire MRI data in accordance with a received selection one of the current setting and the reference setting.