diff --git a/str/associatr/plotters/qqplotter.py b/str/associatr/plotters/qqplotter.py
index 6868a97f..86bf8e48 100644
--- a/str/associatr/plotters/qqplotter.py
+++ b/str/associatr/plotters/qqplotter.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     --output-dir "str/associatr/tob_n1055_and_bioheart_n990" --memory=8G \
     qqplotter.py \
     --input-dir=gs://cpg-bioheart-test/str/associatr/tob_n1055_and_bioheart_n990/DL_random_model/raw_pval_extractor \
-    --cell-types=CD4_TCM,CD4_Naive,CD4_TEM,CD4_CTL,CD4_Proliferating,CD4_TCM_permuted,NK,NK_CD56bright,NK_Proliferating,CD8_TEM,CD8_TCM,CD8_Proliferating,CD8_Naive,Treg,B_naive,B_memory,B_intermediate,Plasmablast,CD14_Mono,CD16_Mono,cDC1,cDC2,pDC,dnT,gdT,MAIT,ASDC,HSPC,ILC \
+    --cell-types=CD4_TCM,CD4_Naive,NK,CD8_TEM,B_naive,CD8_Naive,CD14_Mono,CD4_TEM,CD8_TCM,B_intermediate,B_memory,Treg,CD4_CTL,gdT,CD16_Mono,MAIT,NK_CD56bright,cDC2,NK_Proliferating,dnT,pDC,Plasmablast,ILC,HSPC,CD8_Proliferating,cDC1,CD4_Proliferating,ASDC \
     --title='associaTR BioHEART' --ylim=315
 
 
@@ -22,6 +22,37 @@
 from cpg_utils import to_path
 from cpg_utils.hail_batch import init_batch, output_path
 
+# Define the color mapping
+color_mapping = {
+    'CD4_TCM': '#0C46A0FF',
+    'CD4_Naive': '#1976D2FF',
+    'CD4_TEM': '#2096F2FF',
+    'CD4_CTL': '#64B4F6FF',
+    'Treg': '#90CAF8FF',
+    'CD4_Proliferating': '#BADEFAFF',
+    'gdT': '#817717FF',
+    'MAIT': '#AEB32BFF',
+    'dnT': '#CCDC39FF',
+    'ILC': '#DCE674FF',
+    'CD8_TEM': '#311A92FF',
+    'CD8_Naive': '#5E34B1FF',
+    'CD8_TCM': '#7E57C1FF',
+    'CD8_Proliferating': '#D1C4E9FF',
+    'NK': '#AC1357FF',
+    'NK_CD56bright': '#E91E63FF',
+    'NK_Proliferating': '#F38EB1FF',
+    'B_naive': '#F47F17FF',
+    'B_intermediate': '#FABF2CFF',
+    'B_memory': '#FFEB3AFF',
+    'Plasmablast': '#FFF176FF',
+    'CD14_Mono': '#388D3BFF',
+    'CD16_Mono': '#80C684FF',
+    'cDC2': '#5D3F37FF',
+    'pDC': '#795447FF',
+    'cDC1': '#A0877FFF',
+    'ASDC': '#D7CCC7FF',
+    'HSPC': '#BDBDBDFF',
+}
 
 @click.option('--title', help='Title of the QQ plot')
 @click.option('--ylim', help='Y-axis limit for the QQ plot', default=335)
@@ -83,51 +114,25 @@ def main(input_dir, cell_types, title, ylim):
     plt.figure(figsize=(10, 8))
     fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 8))
 
-    # Define a list of colors
-    # Define a color mapping dictionary for each cell type
-    color_mapping = {
-    'CD4_TCM': '#0C46A0FF',
-    'CD4_Naive': '#1976D2FF',
-    'CD4_TEM': '#2096F2FF',
-    'CD4_CTL': '#64B4F6FF',
-    'Treg': '#90CAF8FF',
-    'CD4_Proliferating': '#BADEFAFF',
-    'gdT': '#817717FF',
-    'MAIT': '#AEB32BFF',
-    'dnT': '#CCDC39FF',
-    'ILC': '#DCE674FF',
-    'CD8_TEM': '#311A92FF',
-    'CD8_Naive': '#5E34B1FF',
-    'CD8_TCM': '#7E57C1FF',
-    'CD8_Proliferating': '#D1C4E9FF',
-    'NK': '#AC1357FF',
-    'NK_CD56bright': '#E91E63FF',
-    'NK_Proliferating': '#F38EB1FF',
-    'B_naive': '#F47F17FF',
-    'B_intermediate': '#FABF2CFF',
-    'B_memory': '#FFEB3AFF',
-    'Plasmablast': '#FFF176FF',
-    'CD14_Mono': '#388D3BFF',
-    'CD16_Mono': '#80C684FF',
-    'cDC2': '#5D3F37FF',
-    'pDC': '#795447FF',
-    'cDC1': '#A0877FFF',
-    'ASDC': '#D7CCC7FF',
-    'HSPC': '#BDBDBDFF',
-    }
+    # Set default color for permuted control or any cell type not in color_mapping
+    default_color = '#808080'  # grey color for unmapped cell types
 
     # Pre-calculate sorted values
     expected_sorted_values = {
-        cell_type: np.sort(globals()[f'expected_log_pvals_{cell_type}']) for cell_type in cell_type_list
+        cell_type: np.sort(globals()[f'expected_log_pvals_{cell_type}'])
+        for cell_type in cell_type_list
     }
     observed_sorted_values = {
-        cell_type: np.sort(globals()[f'observed_log_pvals_{cell_type}']) for cell_type in cell_type_list
+        cell_type: np.sort(globals()[f'observed_log_pvals_{cell_type}'])
+        for cell_type in cell_type_list
     }
 
-    # Loop through each cell type and plot the scatter plot
-    for i, cell_type in enumerate(cell_type_list):
+    # Plot each cell type in the order specified by cell_type_list
+    for cell_type in cell_type_list:
         output_label = cell_type_mapping.get(cell_type, cell_type)
-        color = color_mapping.get(cell_type, 'grey')   # Get the index of the color to use for the current cell type
+        # Use color from mapping if available, otherwise use default color
+        color = color_mapping.get(cell_type, default_color)
+
         ax.scatter(
             expected_sorted_values[cell_type],
             observed_sorted_values[cell_type],
@@ -136,29 +141,34 @@ def main(input_dir, cell_types, title, ylim):
             s=9,
         )
 
-    # Create a legend for all items except "permuted control"
+    # Create a legend for permuted control and other items separately
     handles, labels = ax.get_legend_handles_labels()
-    permuted_control_handle = [h for h, l in zip(handles, labels) if l == "Permuted control"]
-    other_handles = [h for h, l in zip(handles, labels) if l != "Permuted control"]
-    other_labels = [l for l in labels if l != "Permuted control"]
-    ax.add_artist(
-        ax.legend(
-            permuted_control_handle,
-            ['Permuted control'],
-            bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 0),
-            loc='upper left',
-            fontsize=11,
-        ),
-    )
-    sns.despine()
-    # Create the main legend with other items
+    permuted_control_idx = [i for i, l in enumerate(labels) if l == "Permuted control"]
+    other_idx = [i for i, l in enumerate(labels) if l != "Permuted control"]
+
+    # Add permuted control legend if it exists
+    if permuted_control_idx:
+        ax.add_artist(
+            ax.legend(
+                [handles[permuted_control_idx[0]]],
+                ["Permuted control"],
+                bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 0),
+                loc='upper left',
+                fontsize=12,
+            )
+        )
+
+    # Create the main legend with other items, maintaining the order from cell_type_list
+    other_handles = [handles[i] for i in other_idx]
+    other_labels = [labels[i] for i in other_idx]
     ax.legend(other_handles, other_labels, bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=11)
 
-    ax.set_xlabel('Expected -log₁₀(p-value)', fontsize=18)
-    ax.set_ylabel('Expected -log₁₀(p-value)', fontsize=18)
+    sns.despine()
+    ax.set_xlabel('Expected -log₁₀(p-value)', fontsize=17)
+    ax.set_ylabel('Expected -log₁₀(p-value)', fontsize=17)
 
-    plt.xticks(fontsize=14)
-    plt.yticks(fontsize=14)
+    plt.xticks(fontsize=15)
+    plt.yticks(fontsize=15)
     ax.set_ylim(0, ylim)
 
     ax.plot([0, 7], [0, 7], color='grey', linestyle='--')  # Add a reference line
@@ -168,6 +178,5 @@ def main(input_dir, cell_types, title, ylim):
     fig.savefig('qqplot.png')
     hl.hadoop_copy('qqplot.png', gcs_output_path)
 
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    main()
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