diff --git a/fitbenchmarking/fitting/plotting/plot_helper.py b/fitbenchmarking/fitting/plotting/plot_helper.py
index 62eb9acae..daff0f26c 100644
--- a/fitbenchmarking/fitting/plotting/plot_helper.py
+++ b/fitbenchmarking/fitting/plotting/plot_helper.py
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ def make_scatter_plot(self, save=""):
 
         self.save_plot(save)
 
+        
+        plt.close()
+
     def set_plot_misc(self):
         """
         Add the title, x/y labels and legend to the plot.