diff --git a/generators/dataset/GenerateTestingDataset.py b/generators/dataset/GenerateTestingDataset.py
index 93c4c1dec..628820b2f 100644
--- a/generators/dataset/GenerateTestingDataset.py
+++ b/generators/dataset/GenerateTestingDataset.py
@@ -202,12 +202,27 @@ def generate_problem_scenarios(self):
         self.problems = np.arange(0, self.nRobots, 1).astype(int)
         np.random.shuffle(self.problems)
 
+    def get_or_create_dir(self, debugMaps=False):
+        directory = os.path.join(self.root_dir, "generated/testingData/")
+        if debugMaps:
+            directory = os.path.join(directory, "debugMaps")
+
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(directory)
+        except OSError as exc:
+            if exc.errno ==errno.EEXIST and os.path.isdir(directory):
+                pass
+            else:
+                raise "Could not create directory {}".format(directory)
+
+        return directory
+
     def save_dataset_to_file(self, file_path=None):
         print("\nSaving dataset to a file...")
 
         if file_path is None:
-            file_path = self.root_dir + "/generated/testingData/" + self.map_name +\
-                    "-" + str(self.problems.shape[0]) + "Problems.txt"
+            filename = self.map_name + "-" + str(self.problems.shape[0]) + "Problems.txt"
+            file_path = os.path.join(self.get_or_create_dir(), filename)
 
         height = self.img_height * self.resolution
 
@@ -321,8 +336,9 @@ def save_debug_map(self, file_path=None, plot_problems=True, plot_ellipses=True)
                  self.source_mean, self.sigma_interval, col='b'))
 
         if file_path is None:
-            file_path = self.root_dir + "/generated/testingData/debugMaps/" + self.map_name +\
-                        "-" + str(self.nRobots) + "Problems.svg"
+            filename = self.map_name + "-" + str(self.nRobots) + "Problems.svg"
+            file_path = os.path.join(self.get_or_create_dir(debugMaps=True), filename)
+
         plt.savefig(file_path, format='svg')
         print("Saved debug map at", file_path)
 
diff --git a/launchTests.py b/launchTests.py
index 3fd88b524..4a018e90b 100644
--- a/launchTests.py
+++ b/launchTests.py
@@ -101,13 +101,19 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--nIterations", type=int, help="Number to test iterations to run. Default: 2", default=2)
     parser.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, help="Maximum time allowed for each test in seconds. Default: 300", default=300)
     parser.add_argument("--sleep", type=int, help="Maximum time to pause between iterations in seconds. Default: 10", default=10)
+    parser.add_argument("--offline", type=bool, help="Indicate if gradle should try to use the existing snapshots", default=False)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     initialize_test(args)
 
-    run_test_cmd = ["./gradlew", "run", "--offline","-Pdemo=customTests.CustomTesting", "-PnRobots="+str(args.nRobots),
-           "-Pplanner="+str(args.planner), "-Pmap="+args.map, "-Pconstrained="+str(int(args.constrained)),
-           "-Pno_hotspots="+str(int(args.no_hotspots)), "-Pexp="+str(args.nExperiences)]
+    if args.offline:
+        run_test_cmd = ["./gradlew", "run", "--offline","-Pdemo=customTests.CustomTesting", "-PnRobots="+str(args.nRobots),
+               "-Pplanner="+str(args.planner), "-Pmap="+args.map, "-Pconstrained="+str(int(args.constrained)),
+               "-Pno_hotspots="+str(int(args.no_hotspots)), "-Pexp="+str(args.nExperiences)]
+    else:
+        run_test_cmd = ["./gradlew", "run","-Pdemo=customTests.CustomTesting", "-PnRobots="+str(args.nRobots),
+               "-Pplanner="+str(args.planner), "-Pmap="+args.map, "-Pconstrained="+str(int(args.constrained)),
+               "-Pno_hotspots="+str(int(args.no_hotspots)), "-Pexp="+str(args.nExperiences)]
 
     bool_strings = ["False", "True"]
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a71d2dd45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+numpy
+matplotlib
+pandas
+networkx
+seaborn
\ No newline at end of file