Closing figures correctly on matplotlib plots

holoviz · Feb 4, 2016 · a0de291 · a0de291
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diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/mpl/plot.py b/holoviews/plotting/mpl/plot.py
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ def _finalize_axis(self, key):
             return self.handles['axis']
         else:
             fig = self.handles['fig']
-            if self._close_figures: plt.close(fig)
+            if not self.overlaid:
+                if self._close_figures: plt.close(fig)
             return fig