diff --git a/gitstats b/gitstats
index 174b8e5..b47891d 100755
--- a/gitstats
+++ b/gitstats
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ set format x "%Y-%m-%d"
 set ylabel "Files"
 set xtics rotate by 90
 set bmargin 6
-plot 'files_by_date.dat' using 1:2 w histeps
+plot 'files_by_date.dat' using 1:2 w steps
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 		f.close()