diff --git a/msat/MS_sphere.m b/msat/MS_sphere.m
index d6dc1bb..24a3731 100644
--- a/msat/MS_sphere.m
+++ b/msat/MS_sphere.m
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ function MS_sphere(CC,rh,mode,varargin)
                nofig = 0 ;
                iarg = iarg + 1 ;
             case 'nocbar'
-               nocbar = 0 ;
+               nocbar = 1 ;
                iarg = iarg + 1 ;
             case 'cmap'
                cmarg = varargin{iarg+1} ;