diff --git a/discoart/create.py b/discoart/create.py
index d9b451c..b73ba3e 100644
--- a/discoart/create.py
+++ b/discoart/create.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def create(
     use_vertical_symmetry: Optional[bool] = False,
     visualize_cuts: Optional[bool] = False,
     width_height: Optional[List[int]] = [1280, 768],
+    disable_progress_grid: Optional[bool] = False,
 ) -> Optional['DocumentArray']:
 
     ...
diff --git a/discoart/persist.py b/discoart/persist.py
index 697a39d..ad47340 100644
--- a/discoart/persist.py
+++ b/discoart/persist.py
@@ -99,18 +99,23 @@ def _save_progress_thread(*args):
     return t
 
 
-def _save_progress(da, da_gif, _nb, output_dir, fps, size_ratio):
+def _save_progress(da, da_gif, _nb, output_dir, fps, size_ratio, disable_progress_grid):
     with threading.Lock():
         try:
             for idx, d in enumerate(da):
                 if d.chunks:
-                    # only print the first image of the minibatch in progress
-                    d.chunks.plot_image_sprites(
-                        os.path.join(output_dir, f'{_nb}-progress-{idx}.png'),
-                        skip_empty=True,
-                        show_index=True,
-                        keep_aspect_ratio=True,
-                    )
+                    if disable_progress_grid:
+                        #save only the latest image
+                        file_name = os.path.join(output_dir, f'{_nb}-progress.png')
+                        d.load_uri_to_image_tensor().save_image_tensor_to_file(file_name)
+                    else:
+                        # only print the first image of the minibatch in progress
+                        d.chunks.plot_image_sprites(
+                            os.path.join(output_dir, f'{_nb}-progress-{idx}.png'),
+                            skip_empty=True,
+                            show_index=True,
+                            keep_aspect_ratio=True,
+                        )
             for idx, d_gif in enumerate(da_gif):
                 if d_gif.chunks and fps > 0:
                     d_gif.chunks.save_gif(
diff --git a/discoart/resources/default.yml b/discoart/resources/default.yml
index 895f573..778e79d 100644
--- a/discoart/resources/default.yml
+++ b/discoart/resources/default.yml
@@ -62,4 +62,5 @@ text_clip_on_cpu: False
 truncate_overlength_prompt: False
 image_output: True
 visualize_cuts: False
-display_rate: 1
\ No newline at end of file
+display_rate: 1
+disable_progress_grid: False
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/discoart/runner.py b/discoart/runner.py
index 631753e..e0c6acf 100644
--- a/discoart/runner.py
+++ b/discoart/runner.py
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ def cond_fn(x, t, **kwargs):
                                 output_dir,
                                 args.gif_fps,
                                 args.gif_size_ratio,
+                                args.disable_progress_grid,
                             )
                         )