diff --git a/matlab/disp_moments.m b/matlab/disp_moments.m
index e6a9f3bcc..42479db69 100644
--- a/matlab/disp_moments.m
+++ b/matlab/disp_moments.m
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ elseif ~options_.hp_filter && options_.one_sided_hp_filter && ~options_.bandpass
     [hptrend,y] = one_sided_hp_filter(y,options_.one_sided_hp_filter);
 elseif ~options_.hp_filter && ~options_.one_sided_hp_filter && options_.bandpass.indicator
     data_temp=dseries(y,'0q1');
-    data_temp=baxter_king_filter(data_temp,options_.bandpass.passband(1),options_.bandpass.passband(2),200);
+    data_temp=baxter_king_filter(data_temp,options_.bandpass.passband(1),options_.bandpass.passband(2),12);
     y=data_temp.data;
 elseif ~options_.hp_filter && ~options_.one_sided_hp_filter  && ~options_.bandpass.indicator
     y = bsxfun(@minus, y, m);
diff --git a/matlab/mode_check.m b/matlab/mode_check.m
index 4e37d41be..e50baef4e 100644
--- a/matlab/mode_check.m
+++ b/matlab/mode_check.m
@@ -197,9 +197,11 @@ for plt = 1:nbplt,
         fprintf(fidTeX,'\\label{Fig:CheckPlots:%s}\n',int2str(plt));
         fprintf(fidTeX,'\\end{figure}\n');
         fprintf(fidTeX,' \n');
-        fclose(fidTeX);
     end
 end
+if TeX && any(strcmp('eps',cellstr(DynareOptions.graph_format)))
+        fclose(fidTeX);
+end
 
 OutputDirectoryName = CheckPath('modecheck',Model.dname);
 save([OutputDirectoryName '/check_plot_data'],'mcheck');
diff --git a/matlab/optimization/newrat.m b/matlab/optimization/newrat.m
index 51afa8391..2b1f7cb26 100644
--- a/matlab/optimization/newrat.m
+++ b/matlab/optimization/newrat.m
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ if isempty(hh)
     end
     if max(htol0)>htol
         skipline()
-        disp_verbose('Numerical noise in the likelihood')
-        disp_verbose('Tolerance has to be relaxed')
+        disp_verbose('Numerical noise in the likelihood',Verbose)
+        disp_verbose('Tolerance has to be relaxed',Verbose)
         skipline()
     end
 else