diff --git a/GWalarm.py b/GWalarm.py
index 89df00fc54193acdb2701d135d75ec721c065992..82e22922d7494c3e5174e41c47ac7a93d6f1aa67 100644
--- a/GWalarm.py
+++ b/GWalarm.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ def historyUpdatev2(rv,names,specialnames,lookoutfor,backcolors,sorttype='Time D
             
             print('Event History Updated...')
             
-            if pixels:
+            if pixels and winner:
                 type_notif(winner)
             h5file.close()
             #reset the flag
diff --git a/gcn_test.py b/gcn_test.py
index 209e2f61790ad2174df32cf118479012ea28b881..6237a1a2523a4bde522aeb5f04caf7e27cd7d8db 100644
--- a/gcn_test.py
+++ b/gcn_test.py
@@ -258,7 +258,10 @@ def process_gcn(payload, root):
     plt.text(0,0.01,'Probability Distribution',fontsize=13,transform=ax1.transAxes)
 
     plt.tight_layout()
-    plt.savefig(params['GraceID']+'_pie.png')
+    if sim:  
+        plt.savefig('EventSimulation_pie.png')
+    else:
+        plt.savefig(params['GraceID']+'_pie.png')
     plt.close(fig1)
     t.join()