diff --git a/algo/algo.go b/algo/algo.go
index 9ca26e1..cbeb8a4 100644
--- a/algo/algo.go
+++ b/algo/algo.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"git.dotya.ml/wanderer/math-optim/bench"
+	"git.dotya.ml/wanderer/math-optim/report"
 	"git.dotya.ml/wanderer/math-optim/stats"
 )
 
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 // methods over it.
 type Values []float64
 
-var plotWg sync.WaitGroup
-
 // DoRandomSearch executes a search using the 'Random search' method.
 func DoRandomSearch(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	defer wg.Done()
@@ -41,15 +40,19 @@ func DoRandomSearch(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 		algoStats[i] = s
 	}
 
-	for i := range algoStats {
-		plotWg.Add(1)
+	pCh := make(chan report.PicList, funcCount*len(bench.Dimensions))
 
-		go plotAllDims(algoStats[i], "plot", ".svg", &plotWg)
+	for i := range algoStats {
+		go plotAllDims(algoStats[i], "plot", ".svg", pCh)
+	}
+
+	for range algoStats {
+		pL := <-pCh
+
+		report.SavePicsToFile(pL, "Random Search")
 	}
 
 	stats.SaveTable("Random Search", algoStats)
-
-	plotWg.Wait()
 }
 
 // DoStochasticHillClimbing performs a search using the 'Stochastic Hill
@@ -77,15 +80,19 @@ func DoStochasticHillClimbing(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 		algoStats[i] = s
 	}
 
-	for _, algoStat := range algoStats {
-		plotWg.Add(1)
+	pCh := make(chan report.PicList, funcCount*len(bench.Dimensions))
 
-		go plotAllDims(algoStat, "plot", ".svg", &plotWg)
+	for _, algoStat := range algoStats {
+		go plotAllDims(algoStat, "plot", ".svg", pCh)
+	}
+
+	for range algoStats {
+		pL := <-pCh
+
+		report.SavePicsToFile(pL, "Stochastic Hill Climbing")
 	}
 
 	stats.SaveTable("Stochastic Hill CLimbing", algoStats)
-
-	plotWg.Wait()
 }
 
 func newValues() *Values {
diff --git a/algo/plot.go b/algo/plot.go
index 37fc4eb..2832a37 100644
--- a/algo/plot.go
+++ b/algo/plot.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package algo
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.dotya.ml/wanderer/math-optim/report"
@@ -21,19 +20,25 @@ import (
 
 const preferredFontStyle = "Mono"
 
-// violating the limit of 30, TODO(me): split this up.
-// nolint: gocognit
-func plotAllDims(algoStats []stats.Stats, fPrefix, fExt string, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
-	defer wg.Done() // does this work with panic in the mix? TODO(me): find out.
-
+// edit: now not violating gocognit limit of 30, TODO(me): still split this up.
+func plotAllDims(algoStats []stats.Stats, fPrefix, fExt string, ch chan report.PicList) {
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	picsDir := report.GetPicsDir()
 
+	// create picsDir (if not exists), fail on error, no point in going on
+	// parsing algoStats and computing images if we cannot save them.
 	if err := util.CreatePath(picsDir); err != nil {
-		log.Println(err)
+		log.Fatalln("went to create picsDir, there was an issue: ", err)
 	}
 
+	pL := report.NewPicList()
+	pics := make([]report.Pic, 0)
+
+	// since the algoStats only contains results of a single algo, it's safe to
+	// set the value like this.
+	pL.Algo = algoStats[0].Algo
+
 	pWidth := 13 * vg.Centimeter
 	pHeight := 13 * vg.Centimeter
 
@@ -42,10 +47,18 @@ func plotAllDims(algoStats []stats.Stats, fPrefix, fExt string, wg *sync.WaitGro
 
 	for _, s := range algoStats {
 		p := plot.New()
+		pic := report.NewPic()
+
 		p.Title.Text = s.Algo + ", D=" + fmt.Sprint(s.Dimens) +
 			", func=" + s.BenchFuncStats[0].BenchName +
 			", G=" + fmt.Sprint(s.Generations) +
 			", I=" + fmt.Sprint(s.Iterations)
+
+		pic.Caption = p.Title.Text
+		// since a single stat slice of algoStats only contains results of a
+		// single bench func, it's safe to set the value like this.
+		pL.Bench = s.BenchFuncStats[0].BenchName
+
 		p.X.Label.Text = "Generations"
 		p.X.Label.TextStyle.Font.Variant = preferredFontStyle
 		p.X.Label.TextStyle.Font.Weight = 1 // Medium
@@ -105,6 +118,9 @@ func plotAllDims(algoStats []stats.Stats, fPrefix, fExt string, wg *sync.WaitGro
 				fmt.Sprint(s.Generations) + "G-" +
 				fmt.Sprint(len(dim.Solution)) + "I"
 
+			// set pic file path (later used in tmpl generation)
+			pic.FilePath = filename
+
 			elapsed := time.Since(start)
 			info := "saving img to file: " + filename + fExt +
 				" [generated in " + fmt.Sprint(elapsed) + "]"
@@ -123,6 +139,13 @@ func plotAllDims(algoStats []stats.Stats, fPrefix, fExt string, wg *sync.WaitGro
 			); err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
+
+			// save pic.
+			pics = append(pics, *pic)
 		}
 	}
+
+	pL.Pics = pics
+
+	ch <- *pL
 }
diff --git a/report/pic.go b/report/pic.go
index 2fa4884..ccffaee 100644
--- a/report/pic.go
+++ b/report/pic.go
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ func SavePicsToFile(p PicList, algoName string) {
 	safeName := util.SanitiseFName(p.Algo + "-" + p.Bench)
 	texPicsFile := GetTexDir() + "pics-" + safeName + ".tex"
 	tmplPicsFile := "report/pics.tmpl"
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(tmplPicsFile); err != nil {
+		// TODO(me): fix this, same as in table.go.
+		// this block is relevant for the unit test path, somehow the file is
+		// not found as defined above.
+		log.Println(err, `, weird test behaviour , prepending "../"`)
+
+		tmplPicsFile = "../" + tmplPicsFile
+	}
+
 	tmplPics := template.Must(template.ParseFiles(tmplPicsFile))
 
 	// make sure the output dir exists, else die early.