diff --git a/asreviewcontrib/makita/templates/script_get_plot.py.template b/asreviewcontrib/makita/templates/script_get_plot.py.template
index c47b0111..52e884d9 100644
--- a/asreviewcontrib/makita/templates/script_get_plot.py.template
+++ b/asreviewcontrib/makita/templates/script_get_plot.py.template
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Authors
 import argparse
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import matplotlib.colors as mcolors
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 from asreview import open_state
 
@@ -30,31 +29,39 @@ from asreviewcontrib.insights.plot import plot_recall
 def get_plot_from_states(states, filename, legend=None):
     """Generate an ASReview plot from state files."""
 
+    # sort the states alphabetically
+    states = sorted(states)
+
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
     labels = []
-    colors = list(mcolors.TABLEAU_COLORS.values())
 
     for state_file in states:
         with open_state(state_file) as state:
             # draw the plot
             plot_recall(ax, state)
 
-            # set the label
+            # settings for legend "filename"
             if legend == "filename":
                 ax.lines[-2].set_label(state_file.stem)
                 ax.legend(loc=4, prop={'size': 8})
+            # settings for legend "settings"
             elif legend:
                 metadata = state.settings_metadata
 
+                # settings for legend "model"
                 if legend == "model":
                     label = " - ".join(
                             [metadata["settings"]["model"],
                              metadata["settings"]["feature_extraction"],
                              metadata["settings"]["balance_strategy"],
                              metadata["settings"]["query_strategy"]])
+                    
+                # settings for legend "classifier"
                 elif legend == "classifier":
                     label = metadata["settings"]["model"]
+
+                # settings for legend from metadata
                 else:
                     try:
                         label = metadata["settings"][legend]
@@ -63,12 +70,17 @@ def get_plot_from_states(states, filename, legend=None):
                             f"Legend setting '{legend}' "
                             "not found in state file settings."
                         ) from exc
+                    
+                # add label to legend if not already present 
+                # (multiple states can have the same label)
                 if label not in labels:
                     ax.lines[-2].set_label(label)
                     labels.append(label)
-                ax.lines[-2].set_color(colors[labels.index(label) % len(colors)])
-                ax.legend(loc=4, prop={'size': 8})
 
+    # add legend to plot
+    ax.legend(loc=4, prop={'size': 8})
+
+    # save plot
     fig.savefig(str(filename))
 
 
@@ -92,10 +104,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     # load states
-    states = Path(args.s).glob("*.asreview")
+    states = list(Path(args.s).glob("*.asreview"))
 
     # check if states are found
-    if len(list(states)) == 0:
+    if len(states) == 0:
         raise FileNotFoundError(f"No state files found in {args.s}")
 
     # generate plot and save results