diff --git a/simulator/src/std_plots.m b/simulator/src/std_plots.m
index 44e16878f2e7dd154fe702768e7945d4ea6c0ec6..e7ac91ccb59ee41d2f6cad4a63eee23138b6ff1b 100644
--- a/simulator/src/std_plots.m
+++ b/simulator/src/std_plots.m
@@ -436,8 +436,7 @@ end
 drawnow
 
 %% euler angles vs altitude
-figure
-
+figures.eulerAltitude = figure;
 plot(-simOutput.Y(:,3),eul(:,1),'DisplayName','$\phi$')
 hold on;
 plot(-simOutput.Y(:,3),eul(:,2),'DisplayName','$\theta$')