diff --git a/plotter.py b/plotter.py
index df5c2c4..304301e 100644
--- a/plotter.py
+++ b/plotter.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def distance_plot(drives):
     X = np.arange(1, 0, -1.0/len(drives))
     Y = np.array(distances)
 
+    plt.figure(figsize=(8,5))
     plt.plot(X, Y)
     plt.title("distances of uber rides cdf")
     plt.xlabel("fraction of rides longer than this")
@@ -46,10 +47,11 @@ def max_overlap_fractions_plot(drives):
     
     X = np.arange(1, 0, -1.0/len(max_overlap_fractions))
     Y = np.array(max_overlap_fractions)
+    plt.figure(figsize=(8,5))
     plt.plot(X, Y)
     plt.title("overlaps of uber rides cdf")
     plt.xlabel("fraction of rides overlapping more than this")
     plt.ylabel("overlap fraction")
     plt.xlim(0, 1)
     plt.show()
-    
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+