diff --git a/allanplot.m b/allanplot.m
index 8490bfc..8b14776 100755
--- a/allanplot.m
+++ b/allanplot.m
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if length(col) == length(mult)
 		if arg_save ==1
 			filenameout = strcat(strsplit(filename,'.'){1},'-',num2str(col(i)),'.sig')
 			datatosave = horzcat(tau', ad', err');
-			save('-text', filenameout , 'datatosave');
+			save('-ascii', '-double', '-tabs', filenameout , 'datatosave');
 		end
 	end
 	legend(leg)
diff --git a/allanplot_cov.m b/allanplot_cov.m
index 5879740..6f82e85 100755
--- a/allanplot_cov.m
+++ b/allanplot_cov.m
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if length(col1) == length(mult1)
 		if arg_save ==1
 			filenameout = strcat(strsplit(filename,'.'){1},'-cov-',num2str(col1),num2str(col2),'.sig')
 			datatosave = horzcat(tau', ad', err');
-			save('-text', filenameout , 'datatosave');
+			save('-ascii', '-double', '-tabs', filenameout , 'datatosave');
 		end
 	end
 	legend(leg)
diff --git a/temp2allan.m b/temp2allan.m
index ee67f64..cbd101f 100755
--- a/temp2allan.m
+++ b/temp2allan.m
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ tosave = tau';
 for i = [1:length(col)]
 	tosave = horzcat(tosave, ad_tosave{i});
 end
-save('-text', strcat(strsplit(filename, '.'){1}, '_ad.dat'), 'tosave');
+save('-ascii', '-double', '-tabs', strcat(strsplit(filename, '.'){1}, '_ad.dat'), 'tosave');
 end
diff --git a/temp2oallan.m b/temp2oallan.m
index bae198a..2254fc9 100755
--- a/temp2oallan.m
+++ b/temp2oallan.m
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ tosave = tau';
 for i = [1:length(col)]
 	tosave = horzcat(tosave, ad_tosave{i});
 end
-save('-text', strcat(strsplit(filename, '.'){1}, '_ad.dat'), 'tosave');
+save('-ascii', '-double', '-tabs', strcat(strsplit(filename, '.'){1}, '_ad.dat'), 'tosave');
 end