diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 780a51995916d4c1b71bf046d95776049080857a..894265e419f91605e36cf5aa61a291e25dade876 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -423,7 +423,11 @@ stages:
     - zero_errors=$(cat report-junit.xml | grep -c 'errors="0"') || true
 
     ### create histograms
-    - python3 scripts/parse_xml_report.py report-junit.xml $CSV_ARTIFACT_NAME --split-csv-file $CSV_ARTIFACT_SPLIT
+    - if [ "$SPLIT_COMPARISON" = "true" ]; then
+    -   python3 scripts/parse_xml_report.py report-junit.xml $CSV_ARTIFACT_NAME --split-csv-file $CSV_ARTIFACT_SPLIT
+    - else
+    -   python3 scripts/parse_xml_report.py report-junit.xml $CSV_ARTIFACT_NAME
+    - fi
 
     # first for "whole" files comparison
     - python3 scripts/create_histograms.py $CSV_ARTIFACT_NAME $IMAGES_ARTIFACT_NAME --measures $MEASURES_FOR_REPORT --write-out-histograms