diff --git a/perf/generate_csv.sh b/perf/generate_csv.sh
index 226baa3b..d307f29e 100755
--- a/perf/generate_csv.sh
+++ b/perf/generate_csv.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ function generate_output_file()
     fi
 
     echo "Resetting output file $OUTPUT_FILE_TXT and $OUTPUT_FILE_CSV"
+    mkdir -p ${OUTPUT_DIR}
     > $OUTPUT_FILE_TXT
     echo "$CSV_HEADER_LINE" > $OUTPUT_FILE_CSV
 
diff --git a/perf/generate_graphs.py b/perf/generate_graphs.py
index 6efa94f8..20651b71 100755
--- a/perf/generate_graphs.py
+++ b/perf/generate_graphs.py
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
 # and that locally there is the "results" folder.
 #
 
-# configurable values:
+# results for TCP:
 INPUT_FILE_PUSHPULL_TCP_THROUGHPUT="results/pushpull_tcp_thr_results.csv"
+INPUT_FILE_REQREP_TCP_LATENCY="results/reqrep_tcp_lat_results.csv"
+TCP_LINK_GPBS=100
+
+# results for INPROC:
 INPUT_FILE_PUSHPULL_INPROC_THROUGHPUT="results/pushpull_inproc_thr_results.csv"
 INPUT_FILE_PUBSUBPROXY_INPROC_THROUGHPUT="results/pubsubproxy_inproc_thr_results.csv"
-INPUT_FILE_REQREP_TCP_LATENCY="results/reqrep_tcp_lat_results.csv"
 
 
 # dependencies
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ import numpy as np
 
 # functions
 
-def plot_throughput(csv_filename, title, force_10gb_limits=False):
+def plot_throughput(csv_filename, title, is_tcp=False):
     message_size_bytes, message_count, pps, mbps = np.loadtxt(csv_filename, delimiter=',', unpack=True)
 
     fig, ax1 = plt.subplots()
@@ -40,8 +43,8 @@ def plot_throughput(csv_filename, title, force_10gb_limits=False):
     ax2 = ax1.twinx()  # instantiate a second axes that shares the same x-axis
     ax2.set_ylabel('Throughput [Gb/s]', color=color)
     ax2.semilogx(message_size_bytes, mbps / 1e3, label='Throughput [Gb/s]', marker='o')
-    if force_10gb_limits:
-        ax2.set_yticks(np.arange(0, 11, 1)) 
+    if is_tcp:
+        ax2.set_yticks(np.arange(0, TCP_LINK_GPBS + 1, TCP_LINK_GPBS/10)) 
     ax2.tick_params(axis='y', labelcolor=color)
     ax2.grid(True)
     
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ def plot_latency(csv_filename, title):
 
 # main
 
-plot_throughput(INPUT_FILE_PUSHPULL_TCP_THROUGHPUT, 'ZeroMQ PUSH/PULL socket throughput, TCP transport', force_10gb_limits=True)
+plot_throughput(INPUT_FILE_PUSHPULL_TCP_THROUGHPUT, 'ZeroMQ PUSH/PULL socket throughput, TCP transport', is_tcp=True)
 plot_throughput(INPUT_FILE_PUSHPULL_INPROC_THROUGHPUT, 'ZeroMQ PUSH/PULL socket throughput, INPROC transport')
 plot_throughput(INPUT_FILE_PUBSUBPROXY_INPROC_THROUGHPUT, 'ZeroMQ PUB/SUB PROXY socket throughput, INPROC transport')
 plot_latency(INPUT_FILE_REQREP_TCP_LATENCY, 'ZeroMQ REQ/REP socket latency, TCP transport')