# Makie doesn't show anything when run as a script

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-doesnt-show-anything-when-run-as-a-script/97664>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [April 19, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-doesnt-show-anything-when-run-as-a-script/97664 "2023-04-19T16:02:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![albheim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/albheim/32/34660_2.png) [@albheim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/albheim)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-doesnt-show-anything-when-run-as-a-script/97664/7 "2023-04-19T19:24:40Z")

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On the phone so haven’t tried, but I believe you can also call `wait` on the return from display to wait until the window decides it is done. E.g. `wait(display(fig))`

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