diff --git a/wetb/prepost/dlcplots.py b/wetb/prepost/dlcplots.py
index 69b4e95a6598e8d6ba7bdc505eadcb008ca287ac..7074cdda41a059ad55bd6675549cc31a973f1db1 100644
--- a/wetb/prepost/dlcplots.py
+++ b/wetb/prepost/dlcplots.py
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ def plot_dlc_stats(df_stats, plot_chans, fig_dir_base, labels=None,
                 windoffset = [-0.2, 0.2]
             else:
                 windoffset = [0]
+            # in case of a fully empty plot xlims will remain None and there
+            # is no need to save the plot
+            xlims = None
             # instead of groupby, select the run_dir in the same order as
             # occuring in the labels, post_dirs lists
             for ii, run_dir in enumerate(run_dirs):
@@ -384,12 +387,14 @@ def plot_dlc_stats(df_stats, plot_chans, fig_dir_base, labels=None,
 #            if str(dlc_name) not in ['61', '62']:
 #                ax.set_xticks(gr_ch_dlc_sid['[Windspeed]'].values)
 
+            # don't save empyt plots
+            if xlims is None:
+                continue
+
             ax.grid()
             ax.set_xlim(xlims)
             leg = ax.legend(loc='best', ncol=3)
-            # if no data at all was found
-            if leg is not None:
-                leg.get_frame().set_alpha(0.7)
+            leg.get_frame().set_alpha(0.7)
             ax.set_title(r'{DLC%s} %s' % (dlc_name, ch_dscr))
             ax.set_xlabel(xlabel)
             fig.tight_layout()
diff --git a/wetb/prepost/dlctemplate.py b/wetb/prepost/dlctemplate.py
index b9f2e24bf11af7ca88d43783baa8e9d2e473f1c5..1a12702e72efc1140452df42bf7c3e0de06e50f3 100644
--- a/wetb/prepost/dlctemplate.py
+++ b/wetb/prepost/dlctemplate.py
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     P_RUN, P_SOURCE, PROJECT, sim_id, P_MASTERFILE, MASTERFILE, POST_DIR \
         = dlcdefs.configure_dirs(verbose=True)
 
-    if opt.gendlc:
+    if opt.gendlcs:
         DLB = GenerateDLCCases()
         DLB.execute(filename=os.path.join(P_SOURCE, opt.dlcmaster),
                     folder=os.path.join(P_RUN, opt.dlcfolder))