diff --git a/example/current_Plots_ike.jl b/example/current_Plots_ike.jl
index f2fb94a..e2f4c44 100644
--- a/example/current_Plots_ike.jl
+++ b/example/current_Plots_ike.jl
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ output_prefix = "ike_velo"
 using Dates: Dates
 timeorigin = Dates.DateTime(2008, 9, 13, 7)
 
+## for CI ########
 pltchk = plotscheck(simdir; vartype=:current, testplot=true)
 pltchk = plotscheck(simdir; vartype=:storm, testplot=true)
-pltchk = plotscheck(simdir, 1; testplot=true)
+pltchk = plotscheck(simdir; testplot=true)
+##################
 
 ## load current
 amrall = loadcurrent(simdir)
diff --git a/src/plotscheck.jl b/src/plotscheck.jl
index 1e320d0..8d0f2d2 100644
--- a/src/plotscheck.jl
+++ b/src/plotscheck.jl
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ##############################################################################
 """
-    plt = plotscheck("simlation/path/_output"::AbstractString; vartype::Symbol=:surface, AMRlevel::AbstractVector=[], runup=true, region="", kwargs...)
+    plt = plotscheck("simlation/path/_output"::AbstractString; vartype::Symbol=:surface, AMRlevel=[], runup=true, region="", kwargs...)
 
 Quick checker of the spatial distribution
 """
-function plotscheck(simdir::AbstractString; vartype::Symbol=:surface, AMRlevel::AbstractVector=[], runup::Bool=true, region="", testplot::Bool=false, kwargs...)
+function plotscheck(simdir::AbstractString; vartype::Symbol=:surface, AMRlevel=[], runup::Bool=true, region="", testplot::Bool=false, kwargs...)
 
     !any([vartype==s for s in [:surface, :storm, :current]]) && error("Invalid input argument vartype: $vartype")
     ## define the filepath & filename