diff --git a/Validation/RecoTrack/python/plotting/plotting.py b/Validation/RecoTrack/python/plotting/plotting.py
index 0a1c886e5270a..24e5c51258d14 100644
--- a/Validation/RecoTrack/python/plotting/plotting.py
+++ b/Validation/RecoTrack/python/plotting/plotting.py
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ def _setStyle():
 def _getObject(tdirectory, name):
     obj = tdirectory.Get(name)
     if not obj:
-        print("Did not find {obj} from {dir}".format(obj=name, dir=tdirectory.GetPath()))
+        if verbose:
+            print("Did not find {obj} from {dir}".format(obj=name, dir=tdirectory.GetPath()))
         return None
     return obj
 
diff --git a/Validation/RecoTrack/python/plotting/validation.py b/Validation/RecoTrack/python/plotting/validation.py
index 73f98013209f0..e4c06aadbb0fb 100644
--- a/Validation/RecoTrack/python/plotting/validation.py
+++ b/Validation/RecoTrack/python/plotting/validation.py
@@ -1201,6 +1201,7 @@ def _doPlotsForPlotter(self, plotter, sample, limitSubFoldersOnlyTo=None):
         if not os.path.exists(newdir):
             os.makedirs(newdir, exist_ok=True)
 
+        plotterFolder.create(self._openFiles, self._labels, dqmSubFolder)
         p = multiprocessing.Process(target=self._doPlots, args=(plotterFolder, dqmSubFolder, newsubdir, newdir, iProc, return_dict))
         proc.append((plotterFolder, dqmSubFolder, p))
         p.start()
@@ -1294,7 +1295,6 @@ def doPlots(self, plotters, plotterDrawArgs={}, **kwargs):
             self._openFiles = []
 
     def _doPlots(self, plotterFolder, dqmSubFolder, newsubdir, newdir, iProc, return_dict):
-        plotterFolder.create(self._openFiles, self._labels, dqmSubFolder)
         fileList = plotterFolder.draw(directory=newdir, **self._plotterDrawArgs)
 
         if len(fileList) == 0:
@@ -1362,7 +1362,6 @@ def doPlots(self, plotters, plotterDrawArgs={}, **kwargs):
             self._openFiles = []
 
     def _doPlots(self, plotterFolder, dqmSubFolder, newsubdir, newdir, iProc, return_dict):
-        plotterFolder.create(self._openFiles, self._labels, dqmSubFolder)
         fileList = plotterFolder.draw(directory=newdir, **self._plotterDrawArgs)
 
         # check if plots are produced