diff --git a/scripts/trigger_rates.py b/scripts/trigger_rates.py
index 9d18a8e68657942e1fba363fbc3ebf9addd32987..f108f53312dcf1e88e3416fbed6ae75b699636de 100755
--- a/scripts/trigger_rates.py
+++ b/scripts/trigger_rates.py
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ class TriggerRate(kp.Module):
         ax.set_ylabel("trigger rate [Hz]")
         ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(self.styles["xfmt"])
         ax.grid(True, which='minor')
+        ax.tick_params(labelright=True)
         if self.with_minor_ticks:
             ax.minorticks_on()
         plt.legend()