diff --git a/TimeSeries.pm b/TimeSeries.pm
index 691b6c1..d2a8070 100644
--- a/TimeSeries.pm
+++ b/TimeSeries.pm
@@ -450,9 +450,10 @@ sub plot {
 	if ($self->{gsresolution} != $self->{finalresolution}) {
 	    $pipe .= "pnmscale " . ($self->{finalresolution} / $self->{gsresolution}) . " |";
 	}
-	$pipe .= 
-	    "pnmflip -cw |" .
-	    "pnmcrop 2> /dev/null |";
+	$pipe .= "pnmflip -cw |";
+	if ($self->{crop}) {
+	    $pipe .= "pnmcrop 2> /dev/null |";
+	}
     }
 
     if ($self->{output_format} eq "png") {