diff --git a/stoqs/tools/colormaps.py b/stoqs/tools/colormaps.py
index 6b4578380d..413386b1e7 100755
--- a/stoqs/tools/colormaps.py
+++ b/stoqs/tools/colormaps.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ def _plot_color_bar(self, category, cmap, with_alpha=False, file_name=None,
         else:
             gradient = np.linspace(0, 1, 256)
         gradient = np.vstack((gradient, gradient))
-        if with_alpha:
+        alpha = np.array([])
+        if with_alpha and alpha_frac != 0.0:
             # First half ramps transparency from full to none
             alpha_cutoff = alpha_frac * num_colors
             alpha = np.arange(0.0, 1.0, 1.0 / alpha_cutoff).tolist() + int(num_colors - int(alpha_cutoff)) * [1.0]
@@ -98,18 +99,18 @@ def _plot_color_bar(self, category, cmap, with_alpha=False, file_name=None,
             cb_ax.imshow(gradient, aspect='auto', cmap=cm_jetplus)
         else:
             if category == 'Ocean':
-                if with_alpha:
+                if alpha.any():
                     cb_ax.imshow(gradient, alpha=alpha, aspect='auto', cmap=getattr(cmocean.cm, cmap))
                 else:
                     cb_ax.imshow(gradient, aspect='auto', cmap=getattr(cmocean.cm, cmap))
             else:
-                if with_alpha:
+                if alpha.any():
                     cb_ax.imshow(gradient, alpha=alpha, aspect='auto', cmap=plt.get_cmap(cmap))
                 else:
                     cb_ax.imshow(gradient, aspect='auto', cmap=plt.get_cmap(cmap))
 
         cb_ax.set_axis_off()
-        if with_alpha:
+        if alpha.any():
             if not file_name:
                 file_name = os.path.join(str(settings.ROOT_DIR.path('static')), 'images', 'colormaps_alpha', cmap)
             cb_fig.savefig(file_name, dpi=100, transparent=True)