diff --git a/plotsandgraphs/multiclass_classifier.py b/plotsandgraphs/multiclass_classifier.py
index 0198e10..02c21de 100644
--- a/plotsandgraphs/multiclass_classifier.py
+++ b/plotsandgraphs/multiclass_classifier.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def auroc_metric_function(y_true, y_score, average, multi_class):
     ax.grid(True, linestyle=":", axis="both")
 
     # save auroc comparison plot
-    if save_fig_path and split_plots is True:
+    if save_fig_path and split_plots is True and fig_aurocs is not None:
         path = Path(save_fig_path[1])
         path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         fig_aurocs.savefig(path, bbox_inches="tight")