diff --git a/dumux/io/gnuplotinterface.hh b/dumux/io/gnuplotinterface.hh
index e69cb112a240ebbaa2d65e2d0eaeb18c32ca3345..d89acee9bed6caee852be52eecccc4f7d0e5c292 100644
--- a/dumux/io/gnuplotinterface.hh
+++ b/dumux/io/gnuplotinterface.hh
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ public:
         xLabel_(""), yLabel_(""),
         options_(""),
         datafileSeparator_(' '),
-        gnuplotPath_(GNUPLOT_EXECUTABLE),
-        terminalType_("wxt")
+        gnuplotPath_(GNUPLOT_EXECUTABLE)
     {
         if (persist)
             pipe_ = popen((gnuplotPath_ + " -persist").c_str(), "w"); // "w" - writing
@@ -95,12 +94,13 @@ public:
      * \param title The name of the output file
      * \param plottingWindowNumber Change the number of the window in which the plot is shown
      */
-    void plot(const std::string &title, const unsigned int plottingWindowNumber = 0)
+    void plot(const std::string &title, const unsigned int plottingWindowNumber = 0, const std::string& terminalType = "x11")
     {
         // set correct terminal and general options
         std::string plot = "reset\n";
         plot += "set datafile separator \'" + convertToString(datafileSeparator_) + "\'\n";
-        plot += "set term wxt " + convertToString(plottingWindowNumber) + " \n";
+        if (plottingWindowNumber != 0)
+            plot += "set term " + terminalType + " " + convertToString(plottingWindowNumber) + " \n";
         if (xRangeMin_ < 1e100 || xRangeMax_ > -1e100)
         {
             plot += "set xrange [" + convertToString(xRangeMin_)
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ private:
     std::string options_;
     char datafileSeparator_;
     std::string gnuplotPath_;
-    std::string terminalType_;
 };
 } // end of namespace
 #endif // DUMUX_GNUPLOT_INTERFACE_HH
diff --git a/test/io/gnuplotinterface/test_gnuplotinterface.cc b/test/io/gnuplotinterface/test_gnuplotinterface.cc
index 1a285b96ec5befc18910a3040c567bd011527b66..1aba04589bce71086d42fe63a2c8381b76fbd816 100644
--- a/test/io/gnuplotinterface/test_gnuplotinterface.cc
+++ b/test/io/gnuplotinterface/test_gnuplotinterface.cc
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int main()
     gnuplot.setOption("set label 'arrow' at 1,15 center tc rgb 'dark-gray'");
     gnuplot.addDataSetToPlot(x, y, "dataSet_f(x)=x^2", "every 5 w lp ps 2");
     gnuplot.addFunctionToPlot("x**3", "function_f(x)=x^3");
-    gnuplot.addFileToPlot("0_dataSet_f(x)=x^2.dat", "file_f(x)=x^2.dat");
+    gnuplot.addFileToPlot("dataSet_f(x)=x^2.dat", "file_f(x)=x^2.dat");
     gnuplot.plot("plot");
     exit(0);
 }