diff --git a/matlab/gsa/stab_map_2.m b/matlab/gsa/stab_map_2.m
index b4de5b8cb3b445f218a87fb048d55848b2088c42..594fe91fa8e7d248f0c87ce079241a189481938d 100644
--- a/matlab/gsa/stab_map_2.m
+++ b/matlab/gsa/stab_map_2.m
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ for j=1:npar,
             
         end
     end
-    if ~options_.nograph && (j==(npar)) && j2>0,
+    if ~options_.nograph && (j==(npar)) && j2>0 && (mod(j2,12)~=0),
         dyn_saveas(hh,[dirname,'/',fig_nam_,int2str(ifig)],options_);
         if ~options_.nodisplay
             close(hh);