diff --git a/src/eva2/tools/chart2d/ScaledBorder.java b/src/eva2/tools/chart2d/ScaledBorder.java
index 2182ed09..b98a013c 100644
--- a/src/eva2/tools/chart2d/ScaledBorder.java
+++ b/src/eva2/tools/chart2d/ScaledBorder.java
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public class ScaledBorder implements Border {
             } catch (java.text.ParseException ex) {
             }
             int strW = fm.stringWidth(text);
-            g.drawString(text, labelX - strW / 2, xLineY + fontAsc);
+            g.drawString(text, labelX - strW / 2, xLineY + fontAsc + markerLength);
             g.drawLine(labelX, xLineY, labelX, xLineY + markerLength);
             n++;
             labelX = xnull + (int) (n * srcDX * mx);