diff --git a/scripts/online_reco.py b/scripts/online_reco.py
index 32afed31e8f636d7be5b9a2a30509a67331a2e5e..1b1d89e4d523ff8afe398be28ef2eff35431b3bb 100644
--- a/scripts/online_reco.py
+++ b/scripts/online_reco.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class ZenithDistribution(kp.Module):
         ax.set_xlabel(r"cos(zenith)", fontsize=fontsize)
         ax.set_ylabel("count", fontsize=fontsize)
         ax.tick_params(labelsize=fontsize)
+        ax.set_yscale("log")
         filename = os.path.join(self.plots_path, 'track_reco.png')
         plt.savefig(filename, dpi=120, bbox_inches="tight")
         plt.close('all')