diff --git a/astrocyte_pkg.yml b/astrocyte_pkg.yml
index 29f82cda5883ec0980adddbf909b90e81726d150..81b430f1b693a9f3f5a3c0ff9ec87f44b6a409ac 100755
--- a/astrocyte_pkg.yml
+++ b/astrocyte_pkg.yml
@@ -159,6 +159,17 @@ workflow_parameters:
     description: |
       10x cellranger version.
 
+  - id: vizFiles
+    type: select
+    choices:
+      - [ 'true', 'Yes' ]
+      - [ 'false', 'No' ]
+    default: 'true'
+    required: true
+    description: |
+      Create objects which can be used for downstream visualization and analysis of each sample outputs. Currently created: Seurat R-objects.
+
+
   - id: astrocyte
     type: select
     choices:
diff --git a/workflow/main.nf b/workflow/main.nf
index 7af1756fa17ea992bf3ef0b03d87d15228fde720..1fb8fca096757974b9b7d1f285cf29fbecfdf2c5 100755
--- a/workflow/main.nf
+++ b/workflow/main.nf
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ expectCells = params.expectCells
 forceCells = params.forceCells
 chemistryParam = params.chemistryParam
 version = params.version
+vizFiles = params.vizFiles
 outDir = params.outDir
 
 // Define script files
@@ -397,6 +398,9 @@ process downstreamViz {
     file "*.rds" into seuratPaths
     file "version_seurat.txt" into version_seurat
 
+  when:
+    vizFiles
+
   script:
     """
     hostname