diff --git a/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoAggregateCORE.py b/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoAggregateCORE.py
index 256f27df..54764379 100644
--- a/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoAggregateCORE.py
+++ b/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoAggregateCORE.py
@@ -104,8 +104,12 @@ def main():
         else:
             n_processes = int(args.n_processes)
 
-        process_pool = ProcessPoolExecutor(n_processes)
-        process_futures = []
+        if n_processes > 1:
+            process_pool = ProcessPoolExecutor(n_processes)
+            process_futures = []
+        else:
+            process_pool = None
+            process_futures = None
 
         plot = partial(
             run_plot,
@@ -845,13 +849,14 @@ def main():
             crispresso2Aggregate_info_file, crispresso2_info,
         )
 
-        wait(process_futures)
-        if args.debug:
-            debug('Plot pool results:')
-            for future in process_futures:
-                debug('future: ' + str(future))
-        future_results = [f.result() for f in process_futures] #required to raise exceptions thrown from within future
-        process_pool.shutdown()
+        if n_processes > 1:
+            wait(process_futures)
+            if args.debug:
+                debug('Plot pool results:')
+                for future in process_futures:
+                    debug('future: ' + str(future))
+            future_results = [f.result() for f in process_futures] #required to raise exceptions thrown from within future
+            process_pool.shutdown()
 
         info('Analysis Complete!', {'percent_complete': 100})
         print(CRISPRessoShared.get_crispresso_footer())
diff --git a/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoBatchCORE.py b/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoBatchCORE.py
index 2821e36e..ab1b3567 100644
--- a/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoBatchCORE.py
+++ b/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoBatchCORE.py
@@ -332,8 +332,12 @@ def main():
         if args.suppress_report:
             save_png = False
 
-        process_futures = []
-        process_pool = ProcessPoolExecutor(n_processes_for_batch)
+        if n_processes_for_batch > 1:
+            process_pool = ProcessPoolExecutor(n_processes_for_batch)
+            process_futures = []
+        else:
+            process_pool = None
+            process_futures = None
 
         plot = partial(
             CRISPRessoMultiProcessing.run_plot,
@@ -854,7 +858,7 @@ def main():
                     for line in infile:
                         outfile.write(batch_name + "\t" + line)
 
-        if not args.suppress_batch_summary_plots:
+        if not args.suppress_batch_summary_plots and n_processes_for_batch > 1:
             wait(process_futures)
             if args.debug:
                 debug('CRISPResso batch results:')
diff --git a/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoCORE.py b/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoCORE.py
index 75ebfdd8..efdadd2f 100644
--- a/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoCORE.py
+++ b/CRISPResso2/CRISPRessoCORE.py
@@ -3175,7 +3175,7 @@ def save_count_vectors_to_file(vectors, vectorNames, refSeq, filename):
                 refs[ref_name]['ref_plot_name'] = ref_plot_name
                 continue
 
-            if len(ref_plot_name) > 21 and not args.suppress_amplicon_name_truncation: 
+            if len(ref_plot_name) > 21 and not args.suppress_amplicon_name_truncation:
                 ref_plot_name = ref_plot_name[0:21] #truncate to 21 characters if too long to avoid filename issues
 
             #make sure (truncated) ref plot name is unique
@@ -3380,8 +3380,12 @@ def count_alternate_alleles(sub_base_vectors, ref_name, ref_sequence, ref_total_
 
             ############
 
-        process_pool = ProcessPoolExecutor(n_processes)
-        process_futures = []
+        if n_processes > 1:
+            process_pool = ProcessPoolExecutor(n_processes)
+            process_futures = []
+        else:
+            process_pool = None
+            process_futures = None
         plot = partial(
             CRISPRessoMultiProcessing.run_plot,
             num_processes=n_processes,
@@ -3428,7 +3432,7 @@ def count_alternate_alleles(sub_base_vectors, ref_name, ref_sequence, ref_total_
             crispresso2_info['results']['general_plots']['plot_1c_data'] = [('Quantification of editing', os.path.basename(quant_of_editing_freq_filename))]
             debug('Plotting read class pie chart and bar plot', {'percent_complete': 44})
             plot(CRISPRessoPlot.plot_class_piechart_and_barplot, plot_1bc_input)
-            # to test, run: plot_pool.apply_async(CRISPRessoPlot.plot_class_piechart_and_barplot, kwds=plot_1bc_input).get()
+            # to test, run: process_pool.apply_async(CRISPRessoPlot.plot_class_piechart_and_barplot, kwds=plot_1bc_input).get()
 
 
             #1d for dsODN
@@ -4633,13 +4637,14 @@ def get_scaffold_len(row, scaffold_start_loc, scaffold_seq):
                     crispresso2_info['results']['general_plots']['plot_11c_data'] = [('Scaffold insertion alleles with insertion sizes', os.path.basename(scaffold_insertion_sizes_filename))]
 
         # join plotting pool
-        wait(process_futures)
-        if args.debug:
-            debug('Plot pool results:')
-            for future in process_futures:
-                debug('future: ' + str(future))
-        future_results = [f.result() for f in process_futures] #required to raise exceptions thrown from within future
-        process_pool.shutdown()
+        if n_processes > 1:
+            wait(process_futures)
+            if args.debug:
+                debug('Plot pool results:')
+                for future in process_futures:
+                    debug('future: ' + str(future))
+            future_results = [f.result() for f in process_futures] #required to raise exceptions thrown from within future
+            process_pool.shutdown()
 
         info('Done!')