diff --git a/snudda/plotting/plot_spike_raster_v2.py b/snudda/plotting/plot_spike_raster_v2.py
index f1169aac3..9a7ca6b58 100644
--- a/snudda/plotting/plot_spike_raster_v2.py
+++ b/snudda/plotting/plot_spike_raster_v2.py
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ def plot_spike_histogram_type(self, neuron_type, time_range=None, bin_size=50e-3
         plt.ylabel("Frequency (Hz)", fontsize=20)
         ax.legend(loc=legend_loc, bbox_to_anchor=bbox_anchor)
 
+        plt.tight_layout()
+
         if fig_file:
             fig_path = os.path.join(self.figure_path, fig_file)
             print(f"Writing figure {fig_path}")