diff --git a/Owlcat/Plotting.py b/Owlcat/Plotting.py
index b20b824..24d2d71 100644
--- a/Owlcat/Plotting.py
+++ b/Owlcat/Plotting.py
@@ -202,8 +202,15 @@ def make_figure(self, keylist=None, suptitle=None, save=None,
         if suptitle:
             fig.suptitle(suptitle, y=ytitle, size=8)
         if save:
-            fig.savefig(save, papertype=papertype, dpi=dpi,
-                        orientation='portrait' if not landscape else 'landscape')
+            dicokwargs = {
+                "dpi": dpi
+            }
+            # fix for matplotlib becoming stricter on papertype
+            if matplotlib.get_backend() == "ps":
+                dicokwargs["papertype"] = papertype
+                dicokwargs["orientation"] = 'portrait' if not landscape else 'landscape'
+
+            fig.savefig(save, **dicokwargs)
             print("===> Wrote", save)
         return fig
 
@@ -494,8 +501,14 @@ def make_figure(self, suptitle=None, save=None, xlabel=None, ylabel=None,
         if suptitle:
             fig.suptitle(suptitle, y=ytitle, size=10)
         if save:
-            fig.savefig(save, papertype=papertype, dpi=dpi,
-                        orientation='portrait' if not landscape else 'landscape')
+            dicokwargs = {
+                "dpi": dpi
+            }
+            # fix for matplotlib becoming stricter on papertype
+            if matplotlib.get_backend() == "ps":
+                dicokwargs["papertype"] = papertype
+                dicokwargs["orientation"] = 'portrait' if not landscape else 'landscape'
+            fig.savefig(save, **dicokwargs)
             print("===> Wrote", save)
         return fig
 
@@ -810,8 +823,15 @@ def plot_text(plt, lines):
                 orientation = 'landscape'
             else:
                 orientation = 'portrait' if figsize[0] < figsize[1] else 'landscape'
-            fig.savefig(save, papertype=self.options.papertype, dpi=self.options.dpi,
-                        orientation=orientation)
+            dicokwargs = {
+                "dpi": self.options.dpi
+            }
+            # fix for matplotlib becoming stricter on papertype
+            if matplotlib.get_backend() == "ps":
+                dicokwargs["papertype"] = self.options.papertype
+                dicokwargs["orientation"] = orientation
+            
+            fig.savefig(save, **dicokwargs)
             print("Wrote", save, "in", orientation, "orientation")
             fig = None
             pyplot.close("all")
@@ -965,8 +985,15 @@ def make_figure(self, ll, mm,
                 orientation = 'landscape'
             else:
                 orientation = 'portrait' if figsize[0] < figsize[1] else 'landscape'
-            fig.savefig(save, papertype=self.options.papertype, dpi=self.options.dpi,
-                        orientation=orientation)
+            dicokwargs = {
+                "dpi": self.options.dpi
+            }
+            # fix for matplotlib becoming stricter on papertype
+            if matplotlib.get_backend() == "ps":
+                dicokwargs["papertype"] = self.options.papertype
+                dicokwargs["orientation"] = orientation
+            
+            fig.savefig(save, **dicokwargs)
             print("Wrote", save, "in", orientation, "orientation")
             fig = None
             pyplot.close("all")
@@ -1137,8 +1164,15 @@ def utc2lst(utc):
                 orientation = 'landscape'
             else:
                 orientation = 'portrait' if figsize[0] < figsize[1] else 'landscape'
-            fig.savefig(save, papertype=self.options.papertype, dpi=self.options.dpi,
-                        orientation=orientation)
+            dicokwargs = {
+                "dpi": self.options.dpi
+            }
+            # fix for matplotlib becoming stricter on papertype
+            if matplotlib.get_backend() == "ps":
+                dicokwargs["papertype"] = self.options.papertype
+                dicokwargs["orientation"] = orientation
+
+            fig.savefig(save, **dicokwargs)
             print("Wrote", save, "in", orientation, "orientation")
             fig = None
             pyplot.close("all")
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5af45c7..a32246c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ]
 
 setup(name='owlcat',
-      version='1.7.8.3',
+      version='1.7.8.4',
       python_requires='>=3.6.0',
       description='miscellaneous utility scripts for manipulating radio interferometry data',
       author='Oleg Smirnov',