diff --git a/nextFig.m b/nextFig.m
index e0ac73f..39e0b71 100755
--- a/nextFig.m
+++ b/nextFig.m
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ function nextFig(maxfigs, skip)
   skip = 1;
 end
   
-figure(1+mod(gcf-1+skip,maxfigs));
+figNumber = get(gcf, 'Number');
+figure(1+mod(figNumber-1+skip,maxfigs));