diff --git a/src/robofish/evaluate/app.py b/src/robofish/evaluate/app.py
index 0b1cd97864eb01eaf8c5c2e38382ba62969270c7..b000a3b2d5d2c433bf050f63723ebdc6dc05115f 100644
--- a/src/robofish/evaluate/app.py
+++ b/src/robofish/evaluate/app.py
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ def evaluate(args=None):
         nargs="+",
         help="The paths to io/hdf5 files. Multiple paths can be given which will be shown in different colors",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--names",
+        type=str,
+        nargs="+",
+        help="Names, that should be used in the graphs instead of the pahts",
+        default=None,
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--save_folder",
+        type=str,
+        help="Output folder for saving resulting graphics",
+        default=None,
+    )
 
     if args is None:
         args = parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/src/robofish/io/file.py b/src/robofish/io/file.py
index e120d57688a0d2d8f13ab1b9bad8118c1f920a25..272de3817530ec7ce8cafac1350a5ca3380ccbb5 100644
--- a/src/robofish/io/file.py
+++ b/src/robofish/io/file.py
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ class File(h5py.File):
         self._tf_path = Path(temp_dir.name) / self._name
         self.load(path, strict_validate)
 
-        if path is None:
+        if path is None or not Path(path).exists():
+
             # Initialize new file
             assert world_size_cm is not None and format_version is not None
 
@@ -99,9 +100,11 @@ class File(h5py.File):
             path: path to a io file as a string or path object
             strict_validate: optional boolean, if the file should be strictly validated, when loaded from a path. The default is False.
         """
+        if path is not None:
+            self._f_path = Path(path)
+
         if path is not None and Path(path).exists():
             logging.info(f"Opening File {path}")
-            self._f_path = Path(path)
             shutil.copyfile(self._f_path, self._tf_path)
             super().__init__(self._tf_path, "r+")
             self.validate(strict_validate)
@@ -149,7 +152,6 @@ class File(h5py.File):
         calendar_time_points: Iterable = None,
         default: bool = False,
     ):
-        print(frequency_hz, monotonic_time_points_us)
         if frequency_hz is not None and monotonic_time_points_us is not None:
             logging.exception("Specify either frequency_hz or timestamps, not both.")
 
diff --git a/tests/robofish/io/test_file.py b/tests/robofish/io/test_file.py
index 03e6aa22e4a719b11bc113dd5b2176438fa1b1d3..3cb5d023681937c8d9334a6017de294820e2a128 100644
--- a/tests/robofish/io/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/robofish/io/test_file.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def full_path(path):
 
 valid_file_path = full_path("../../resources/valid.hdf5")
 created_by_test_path = full_path("../../resources/created_by_test.hdf5")
+created_by_test_path_2 = full_path("../../resources/created_by_test_2.hdf5")
 
 
 def test_constructor():
@@ -23,6 +24,15 @@ def test_constructor():
     sf.validate()
 
 
+def test_new_file_w_path():
+    sf = robofish.io.File(
+        created_by_test_path_2, world_size_cm=[100, 100], frequency_hz=25
+    )
+    sf.create_entity("fish")
+    sf.save()
+    sf.validate()
+
+
 def test_missing_attribute():
     sf = robofish.io.File(world_size_cm=[10, 10])
     sf.attrs.pop("world_size_cm")
@@ -164,6 +174,7 @@ def test_validate_created_file_after_reloading():
 def test_z_cleanup():
     """ This cleans up after all tests and removes all test artifacts """
     created_by_test_path.unlink()
+    created_by_test_path_2.unlink()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":