diff --git a/mlair/plotting/postprocessing_plotting.py b/mlair/plotting/postprocessing_plotting.py
index afbd00d0e84f1478c3b43bc57af19752e05eefef..5bd4ab1bdc127d18dcb096508d9be0ff4853b7b6 100644
--- a/mlair/plotting/postprocessing_plotting.py
+++ b/mlair/plotting/postprocessing_plotting.py
@@ -1192,8 +1192,9 @@ class PlotSampleUncertaintyFromBootstrap(AbstractPlotClass):  # pragma: no cover
         else:
             xy = (self.model_type_dim, 0) if orientation == "v" else (0, self.model_type_dim)
             col_or_row = {"col": self.ahead_dim} if orientation == "v" else {"row": self.ahead_dim}
-            aspect = 0.4 if orientation == "v" else 5./3.
-            ax = sns.FacetGrid(data_table.stack(self.model_type_dim).reset_index(), **col_or_row, aspect=aspect, height=5)
+            aspect = figsize[0] / figsize[1]
+            height = figsize[1] * 0.8
+            ax = sns.FacetGrid(data_table.stack(self.model_type_dim).reset_index(), **col_or_row, aspect=aspect, height=height)
             ax.map(sns.boxplot, *xy, whis=1.5, color="white", showmeans=True, order=data_table.mean().index.to_list(),
                    meanprops={"markersize": 6, "markeredgecolor": "k"},
                    flierprops={"marker": "o", "markerfacecolor": "black", "markeredgecolor": "none", "markersize": 3},
diff --git a/mlair/plotting/tracker_plot.py b/mlair/plotting/tracker_plot.py
index 53ec7496e7e04da0f53b1d0ce817793dea732963..5c5887a6e1f9b03ed06ade49a49cd70edc51e820 100644
--- a/mlair/plotting/tracker_plot.py
+++ b/mlair/plotting/tracker_plot.py
@@ -319,8 +319,12 @@ class TrackPlot:
 
         x_max = None
         if chain.successor is not None:
+            stage_count = 0
             for e in chain.successor:
                 if e.stage == stage:
+                    stage_count += 1
+                    if stage_count > 50:
+                        continue
                     shift = self.width + self.space_intern_x if chain.stage == e.stage else 0
                     x_tmp = self.plot_track_chain(e, y_pos, x_pos + shift, prev=(x, y),
                                                   stage=stage, sparse_conn_mode=sparse_conn_mode)
diff --git a/mlair/run_modules/run_environment.py b/mlair/run_modules/run_environment.py
index 2bc81750bf86d60e0c59bbf0fef68ae9c29138c9..9edb0aa27379cc2477e0240c43e4745ab5db1ce2 100644
--- a/mlair/run_modules/run_environment.py
+++ b/mlair/run_modules/run_environment.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import shutil
 import time
+import sys
 
 from mlair.helpers.datastore import DataStoreByScope as DataStoreObject
 from mlair.helpers.datastore import NameNotFoundInDataStore
@@ -160,8 +161,12 @@ class RunEnvironment(object):
             json.dump(tracker, f)
 
     def __plot_tracking(self):
-        plot_folder, plot_name = os.path.split(self.__find_file_pattern("tracking_%03i.pdf"))
-        TrackPlot(self.tracker_list, sparse_conn_mode=True, plot_folder=plot_folder, plot_name=plot_name)
+        try:
+            plot_folder, plot_name = os.path.split(self.__find_file_pattern("tracking_%03i.pdf"))
+            TrackPlot(self.tracker_list, sparse_conn_mode=True, plot_folder=plot_folder, plot_name=plot_name)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.info(f"Could not plot tracking plot due to:\n{sys.exc_info()[0]}\n"
+                         f"{sys.exc_info()[1]}\n{sys.exc_info()[2]}")
 
     def __find_file_pattern(self, name):
         counter = 0