diff --git a/systemtests/figure8_ideal_traj.csv b/systemtests/figure8_ideal_traj.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e98e3198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemtests/figure8_ideal_traj.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+duration,x^0,x^1,x^2,x^3,x^4,x^5,x^6,x^7,y^0,y^1,y^2,y^3,y^4,y^5,y^6,y^7,z^0,z^1,z^2,z^3,z^4,z^5,z^6,z^7,yaw^0,yaw^1,yaw^2,yaw^3,yaw^4,yaw^5,yaw^6,yaw^7,
+
+
+####takeoff
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+####hover
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+####figure8
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+####hover
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+####landing
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diff --git a/systemtests/plotter_class.py b/systemtests/plotter_class.py
index 4da400f47..20c291dce 100644
--- a/systemtests/plotter_class.py
+++ b/systemtests/plotter_class.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ def __init__(self, sim_backend = False):
 
         self.SIM = sim_backend      #indicates if we are plotting data from real life test or from a simulated test. Default is false (real life test)
         self.EPSILON = 0.05 # euclidian distance in [m] between ideal and recorded trajectory under which the drone has to stay to pass the test
-        self.DELAY_CONST_FIG8 = 4.75 #this is the delay constant which I found by adding up all the time.sleep() etc in the figure8.py file. 
+        self.DELAY_CONST_FIG8 = 0  #4.75 #this is the delay constant which I found by adding up all the time.sleep() etc in the figure8.py file. 
         if self.SIM :                #It allows to temporally adjust the ideal and real trajectories on the graph. Could this be implemented in a better (not hardcoded) way ?
-            self.DELAY_CONST_FIG8 = 5.45 #for an unknown reason, the delay constant with the sim_backend is slightly different
+            self.DELAY_CONST_FIG8 = 1.35 #5.45 #for an unknown reason, the delay constant with the sim_backend is slightly different
         self.ALTITUDE_CONST_FIG8 = 1 #this is the altitude given for the takeoff in figure8.py. I should find a better solution than a symbolic constant ?
         self.ALTITUDE_CONST_MULTITRAJ = 1 #takeoff altitude for traj0 in multi_trajectory.py
         self.X_OFFSET_CONST_MULTITRAJ = -0.3 #offest on the x axis between ideal and real trajectory. Reason: ideal trajectory (traj0.csv) starts with offset of 0.3m and CrazyflieServer.startTrajectory() is relative to start position
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ def read_csv_and_set_arrays(self, ideal_csvfile, rosbag_csvfile):
 
             #special cases 
             if fig8:                                                                                                         
-                self.ideal_traj_z[i] = self.ALTITUDE_CONST_FIG8                     #special case: in fig8 no altitude is given in the trajectory polynomials  (idealcsv) but is fixed as the takeoff altitude in figure8.py  
+                # self.ideal_traj_z[i] = self.ALTITUDE_CONST_FIG8                     #special case: in fig8 no altitude is given in the trajectory polynomials  (idealcsv) but is fixed as the takeoff altitude in figure8.py  
+                pass
             elif m_t:                                                                   
                 self.ideal_traj_z[i] = pos[2] + self.ALTITUDE_CONST_MULTITRAJ       #for multi_trajectory the altitude given in the trajectory polynomials is added to the fixed takeoff altitude specified in multi_trajectory.py
                 self.ideal_traj_x[i] = pos[0] + self.X_OFFSET_CONST_MULTITRAJ       #the x-axis is offset by 0.3 m because ideal start position not being (0,0,0)
diff --git a/systemtests/test_flights.py b/systemtests/test_flights.py
index c49345d8b..9bd5fdd71 100644
--- a/systemtests/test_flights.py
+++ b/systemtests/test_flights.py
@@ -163,18 +163,18 @@ def translate_plot_and_check(self, testname:str) -> bool :
 
 
     def test_figure8(self):
-        self.test_file = "../crazyflie_examples/crazyflie_examples/data/figure8.csv"
+        self.test_file = "figure8_ideal_traj.csv"
         # run test
         self.record_start_and_clean("figure8", 20)
         #create the plot etc
         test_passed = self.translate_plot_and_check("figure8")
         test_passed, "figure8 test failed : deviation larger than epsilon"
 
-    def test_multi_trajectory(self):
-        self.test_file = "../crazyflie_examples/crazyflie_examples/data/multi_trajectory/traj0.csv"
-        self.record_start_and_clean("multi_trajectory", 80)
-        test_passed = self.translate_plot_and_check("multi_trajectory")
-        assert test_passed, "multitrajectory test failed : deviation larger than epsilon"
+    # def test_multi_trajectory(self):
+    #     self.test_file = "../crazyflie_examples/crazyflie_examples/data/multi_trajectory/traj0.csv"
+    #     self.record_start_and_clean("multi_trajectory", 80)
+    #     test_passed = self.translate_plot_and_check("multi_trajectory")
+    #     assert test_passed, "multitrajectory test failed : deviation larger than epsilon"