diff --git a/scripts/comparison_plots.py b/scripts/comparison_plots.py
index a338f97c..a1d9c32c 100644
--- a/scripts/comparison_plots.py
+++ b/scripts/comparison_plots.py
@@ -16,5 +16,12 @@
 data_fol = os.path.join(tracker_folder, dataset)
 trackers = os.listdir(data_fol)
 out_loc = os.path.join(plots_folder, dataset)
+
+if len(sys.argv[1:]) > 0:
+    if not set(sys.argv[1:]).issubset(set(trackers)):
+        not_found_trackers = set(sys.argv[1:]) - set(trackers)
+        raise Exception(f"The following trackers could not be found in {data_fol}: {', '.join(not_found_trackers)}")
+    trackers = sys.argv[1:]
+
 for cls in classes:
     trackeval.plotting.plot_compare_trackers(data_fol, trackers, cls, out_loc)