diff --git a/auto/Examples/varia/Depthprobe1.py b/auto/Examples/varia/Depthprobe1.py
index bea4a998a8db133639f736d5d687497b3243b110..ded42018ba0c83fba6143350d881451f80db9d6a 100755
--- a/auto/Examples/varia/Depthprobe1.py
+++ b/auto/Examples/varia/Depthprobe1.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def run_example(flags=0):
     sample = get_sample()
     simulation = get_simulation(sample, flags)
     result = simulation.simulate()
-    plotargs = bp.parse_commandline()
+    plotargs = {}
     plotargs['aspect'] = 'auto'
     plotargs['intensity_min'] = 1e-12
     plotargs['intensity_max'] = 1e2
diff --git a/rawEx/varia/Depthprobe1.py b/rawEx/varia/Depthprobe1.py
index c98088749a13607a878720bea49bb46dd4b6e833..3bcb6c9ed688166b9f2c4eb347bd69c63f45b51b 100755
--- a/rawEx/varia/Depthprobe1.py
+++ b/rawEx/varia/Depthprobe1.py
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ def run_example(flags=0):
     sample = get_sample()
     simulation = get_simulation(sample, flags)
     result = simulation.simulate()
+    <%- if test_mode or figure_mode -%>
     plotargs = bp.parse_commandline()
+    <%- else -%>
+    plotargs = {}
+    <%- end -%>
     plotargs['aspect'] = 'auto'
     plotargs['intensity_min'] = 1e-12
     plotargs['intensity_max'] = 1e2