diff --git a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/PlotContent.java b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/PlotContent.java
index 23644b9fef13b91ec2a82bbc08213fef0ef7ee68..40a49ec37a73dce0b991ef9bc35bcdada2d6029f 100644
--- a/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/PlotContent.java
+++ b/xchart/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/internal/chartpart/PlotContent.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public abstract class PlotContent implements ChartPart {
   /** parent */
   protected Plot plot;
 
-  protected final Stroke errorBarStroke = new BasicStroke(1.5f, BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL);
+  protected final Stroke errorBarStroke = new BasicStroke(1.0f, BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL);
 
   /**
    * Constructor