diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Analysis/plot_velocity.py b/Inst_eddies/Analysis/plot_velocity.py
index 88a9f08b282207389650b31f6a957e6d462d55d6..75718cedef4bee35e25da39745848ac1d04fe5b5 100755
--- a/Inst_eddies/Analysis/plot_velocity.py
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Analysis/plot_velocity.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import netCDF4
 import wind_cartopy
 
 
-def plot_velocity(args):
-    with netCDF4.Dataset(args.input_file) as f:
+def plot_velocity(input_file, window, undefined, scale):
+    with netCDF4.Dataset(input_file) as f:
         if "lon" in f.variables:
             lon = "lon"
             lat = "lat"
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ def plot_velocity(args):
             ugos = f["ugos"][:]
             vgos = f["vgos"][:]
 
-    if args.window is None:
+    if window is None:
         lon_mask = np.ones(len(longitude), dtype=bool)
         lat_mask = np.ones(len(latitude), dtype=bool)
     else:
-        llcrnrlon, llcrnrlat, urcrnrlon, urcrnrlat = args.window
+        llcrnrlon, llcrnrlat, urcrnrlon, urcrnrlat = window
 
         if urcrnrlon - llcrnrlon > 360:
             sys.exit("bad values of urcrnrlon and llcrnrlon")
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def plot_velocity(args):
     fig = plt.figure()
     ax = plt.axes(projection=projection)
 
-    if args.undefined:
+    if undefined:
         undef_velocity = np.logical_or(ugos.mask, vgos.mask)
         lon_2d, lat_2d = np.meshgrid(longitude, latitude)
         ax.plot(
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def plot_velocity(args):
             latitude,
             ugos[lat_mask][:, lon_mask],
             vgos[lat_mask][:, lon_mask],
-            scale=args.scale,
+            scale=scale,
             scale_units="width",
         )
         ax.quiverkey(
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     )
     parser.add_argument("input_file", help="NetCDF file containing velocity")
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    fig = plot_velocity(args)
+    fig = plot_velocity(
+        args.input_file, args.window, args.undefined, args.scale
+    )
 
     if args.save:
         fig.savefig(f"plot_velocity.{args.save}")