diff --git a/test/gw/plot_test.py b/test/gw/plot_test.py
index 2a33fdec04df34257dbc76aaf07dc22f5a72d01e..e85aac75a6582834c504e66ab66aa7a90077a484 100644
--- a/test/gw/plot_test.py
+++ b/test/gw/plot_test.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class TestCBCResult(unittest.TestCase):
             objid="test",
             instruments="H1L1",
             load_pickle=True,
-            colorbar=True,
+            colorbar=False,
         )