diff --git a/+rsa/+fig/figureMDSArrangement.m b/+rsa/+fig/figureMDSArrangement.m
index a392bc3..d01b1f6 100644
--- a/+rsa/+fig/figureMDSArrangement.m
+++ b/+rsa/+fig/figureMDSArrangement.m
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ function figureMDSArrangement(RDM, userOptions, localOptions)
 %__________________________________________________________________________
 % Copyright (C) 2010 Medical Research Council
 
-import rsa.*
-import rsa.fig.*
-import rsa.fmri.*
-import rsa.rdm.*
-import rsa.sim.*
-import rsa.spm.*
-import rsa.stat.*
+import rsa.*
+import rsa.fig.*
+import rsa.fmri.*
+import rsa.rdm.*
+import rsa.sim.*
+import rsa.spm.*
+import rsa.stat.*
 import rsa.util.*
 
 %% define defaults
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ function figureMDSArrangement(RDM, userOptions, localOptions)
         % categories undefined: plot all text labels in black
 		veryLocalOptions.textLabels = localOptions.textLabels;
 		veryLocalOptions.dotColours = localOptions.dotColours;
-		if isfield(localOptions, 'dotSize')
-			veryLocalOptions.dotSize = localOptions.dotSize;
+		if isfield(userOptions, 'dotSize')
+			veryLocalOptions.dotSize = userOptions.dotSize;
 		end%if
         plotDotsWithTextLabels(pats_mds_2D,veryLocalOptions);