diff --git a/eodb/events/management/commands/common.py b/eodb/events/management/commands/common.py
index 8c70788..7f63793 100644
--- a/eodb/events/management/commands/common.py
+++ b/eodb/events/management/commands/common.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class GraphCommand(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument('--datemax', metavar='DATEMAX')
         parser.add_argument('--committime', action='store_true',
                             help='use commit datetime instead of author datetime')
+        parser.add_argument('--filename', metavar='FILENAME')
 
     def get_commits(self, options):
         filters = {'author_email__endswith': '@entrouvert.com'}
@@ -41,4 +42,7 @@ class GraphCommand(BaseCommand):
 
     def plot(self, options):
         plt.title(self.get_title(options))
-        plt.show()
+        if options.get('filename'):
+            plt.savefig(options['filename'])
+        else:
+            plt.show()