diff --git a/collab/foraging/toolkit/evaluate.py b/collab/foraging/toolkit/evaluate.py
index 65596198..d41da03a 100644
--- a/collab/foraging/toolkit/evaluate.py
+++ b/collab/foraging/toolkit/evaluate.py
@@ -69,3 +69,9 @@ def evaluate_performance(
         fig.suptitle("Model evaluation", fontsize=16)
 
         plt.show()
+    else:
+        return {
+            "coverage": coverage,
+            "mae": mae,
+            "rsquared": rsquared,
+        }
diff --git a/collab/foraging/toolkit/inference.py b/collab/foraging/toolkit/inference.py
index da731d99..eece48fa 100644
--- a/collab/foraging/toolkit/inference.py
+++ b/collab/foraging/toolkit/inference.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def run_svi_inference(
         loss.backward()
         losses.append(loss.item())
         adam.step()
-        if (step % 200 == 0) or (step == 1) & verbose:
+        if verbose and ((step % 200 == 0) or (step == 1)):
             print("[iteration %04d] loss: %.4f" % (step, loss))
 
     if plot:
diff --git a/collab/foraging/toolkit/visualization.py b/collab/foraging/toolkit/visualization.py
index f6d6e899..8fbd0492 100644
--- a/collab/foraging/toolkit/visualization.py
+++ b/collab/foraging/toolkit/visualization.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def update(frame):
         return foragers_scat, *predictors_scat_list
 
     # Create the animation
-    print(num_frames)
+    print(f"Animation generation complete. Generated {num_frames} frames.")
     ani = animation.FuncAnimation(
         fig,
         update,
@@ -211,4 +211,5 @@ def update(frame):
         interval=500,
         repeat_delay=3500,
     )
+    plt.close(fig)  # Close the figure to prevent displaying the static plot
     return ani