diff --git a/scripts/galba.pl b/scripts/galba.pl
index 2ea1f3a..bbf76cc 100755
--- a/scripts/galba.pl
+++ b/scripts/galba.pl
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
 fix_AUGUSTUS_CONFIG_PATH(); # if not writable, set to ~/.augustus
 set_PYTHON3_PATH();
 
-if (not ($skipAllTraining)){
+if (not ($skipAllTraining && $disable_diamond_filter)){
     set_DIAMOND_PATH();
 }
 
@@ -6190,4 +6190,4 @@ sub filter_by_diamond {
     system("$pythonCmdString") == 0
         or die("ERROR in file " . __FILE__ ." at line ". __LINE__
             . "\nFailed to execute: $pythonCmdString\n");
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}