diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a8e854
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diff --git a/nanoplot/NanoPlot.py b/nanoplot/NanoPlot.py
index 1412fd9..f72bbba 100755
--- a/nanoplot/NanoPlot.py
+++ b/nanoplot/NanoPlot.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from nanoget import get_input
 from nanoplot.filteroptions import filter_and_transform_data
 from nanoplot.version import __version__
+from nanoplotter.plot import Plot
 import nanoplotter
 import pickle
 import sys
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ def main():
                 )
             )
 
+        if args.only_report:
+                Plot.only_report = True
+                
         if args.barcoded:
             main_path = settings["path"]
             for barc in list(datadf["barcode"].unique()):
diff --git a/nanoplot/utils.py b/nanoplot/utils.py
index 8de32ac..0ae2cd8 100644
--- a/nanoplot/utils.py
+++ b/nanoplot/utils.py
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ def get_args():
         help="Output the stats file as a properly formatted TSV.",
         action="store_true",
     )
+    general.add_argument(
+        "--only-report",
+        help="Output only the report",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=False,
+    )
     general.add_argument(
         "--info_in_report", help="Add NanoPlot run info in the report.", action="store_true"
     )
diff --git a/nanoplotter/plot.py b/nanoplotter/plot.py
index dfbec77..d4b90d7 100644
--- a/nanoplotter/plot.py
+++ b/nanoplotter/plot.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 class Plot(object):
     """A Plot object is defined by a path to the output file and the title of the plot."""
 
+    only_report = False
+    
     def __init__(self, path, title):
         self.path = path
         self.title = title
@@ -38,34 +40,35 @@ def encode2(self):
         return '<img src="data:image/png;base64,{0}">'.format(urlquote(string))
 
     def save(self, settings):
-        if self.html:
-            with open(self.path, "w") as html_out:
-                html_out.write(self.html)
-            if not settings["no_static"]:
-                try:
-                    for fmt in settings["format"]:
-                        self.save_static(fmt)
-                except (AttributeError, ValueError) as e:
-                    p = os.path.splitext(self.path)[0] + ".png"
-                    if os.path.exists(p):
-                        os.remove(p)
+        if not(self.only_report):
+            if self.html:
+                with open(self.path, "w") as html_out:
+                    html_out.write(self.html)
+                if not settings["no_static"]:
+                    try:
+                        for fmt in settings["format"]:
+                            self.save_static(fmt)
+                    except (AttributeError, ValueError) as e:
+                        p = os.path.splitext(self.path)[0] + ".png"
+                        if os.path.exists(p):
+                            os.remove(p)
 
-                    logging.warning("No static plots are saved due to some kaleido problem:")
-                    logging.warning(e)
+                        logging.warning("No static plots are saved due to some kaleido problem:")
+                        logging.warning(e)
 
-        elif self.fig:
-            # if settings["format"] is a list, save the figure in all formats
-            if isinstance(settings["format"], list):
-                for fmt in settings["format"]:
-                    self.fig.savefig(
-                        fname=self.path + "." + fmt,
-                        format=fmt,
-                        bbox_inches="tight",
-                    )
+            elif self.fig:
+                # if settings["format"] is a list, save the figure in all formats
+                if isinstance(settings["format"], list):
+                    for fmt in settings["format"]:
+                        self.fig.savefig(
+                            fname=self.path + "." + fmt,
+                            format=fmt,
+                            bbox_inches="tight",
+                        )
+                else:
+                    self.fig.savefig(fname=self.path, format=settings["format"], bbox_inches="tight")
             else:
-                self.fig.savefig(fname=self.path, format=settings["format"], bbox_inches="tight")
-        else:
-            sys.exit("No method to save plot object: no html or fig defined.")
+                sys.exit("No method to save plot object: no html or fig defined.")
 
     def show(self):
         if self.fig: