diff --git a/Common/OpenFile.cpp b/Common/OpenFile.cpp
index 4e4d63ef019940d6329bf481cf83abc30fbbdf8e..eee5a309ab24f4cc0a25e5e5c8ccb462efec4e49 100644
--- a/Common/OpenFile.cpp
+++ b/Common/OpenFile.cpp
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ int MergePostProcessingFile(const std::string &fileName, bool showLastStep,
         PView::list[i]->getOptions()->visible = 0;
     }
   }
-  else if(n != PView::list.size()){
+  else if(n < PView::list.size()){
     // if we created new views, assume we only want to see those (and the
     // onelab X-Y graphs)
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i < n; i++){