diff --git a/httomo/transform_layer.py b/httomo/transform_layer.py
index 8c25cdecc..956659a91 100644
--- a/httomo/transform_layer.py
+++ b/httomo/transform_layer.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def insert_save_methods(self, pipeline: Pipeline) -> Pipeline:
             methods.append(m)
             if (
                 (m.save_result or self._save_all)
-                and m.method_name != "save_to_images"
+                and m.method_name not in ["save_to_images", "data_checker"]                
                 and "center" not in m.method_name
             ):
                 methods.append(
diff --git a/tests/test_transform_layer.py b/tests/test_transform_layer.py
index 46554c99c..afc812921 100644
--- a/tests/test_transform_layer.py
+++ b/tests/test_transform_layer.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ def test_insert_save_methods_save_all(mocker: MockerFixture, tmp_path: Path):
     assert pipeline[3].task_id == "save_t2"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("method_name", ["save_to_images", "find_center_vo"])
-def test_insert_save_methods_does_not_save_for_save_to_images(
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("method_name", ["save_to_images", "find_center_vo", "data_checker"])
+def test_insert_save_methods_does_not_save_for_some_methods(
     mocker: MockerFixture, method_name: str, tmp_path: Path
 ):
     comm = MPI.COMM_SELF