diff --git a/rl/analytics.py b/rl/analytics.py
index 63cbc80..0a9c261 100644
--- a/rl/analytics.py
+++ b/rl/analytics.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", module="matplotlib")
 
-MPL_BACKEND = 'agg' if (
-    environ.get('CI') or platform.system() == 'Darwin') else 'TkAgg'
+MPL_BACKEND = 'agg' if environ.get('CI') else (
+    'macosx' if platform.system() == 'Darwin' else 'TkAgg')
 
 STATS_COLS = [
     'best_session_epi',
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ def plot(self):
         ax3.relim()
         ax3.autoscale_view(tight=True, scalex=True, scaley=True)
 
-        self.plt.draw()
-        self.plt.pause(0.01)
+        if sys_vars['RENDER']:
+            self.plt.pause(0.01)
+            self.plt.draw()
         self.save()
         import gc
         gc.collect()