diff --git a/wafo/containers.py b/wafo/containers.py
index f86f050..c203eba 100644
--- a/wafo/containers.py
+++ b/wafo/containers.py
@@ -208,19 +208,17 @@ class PlotData(object):
         return res
 
     def _plot_children(self, axis, plotflag, kwds):
-        tmp = None
-        if not plotflag and self.children is not None:
-            axis.hold('on')
-            tmp = []
-            child_args = kwds.pop('plot_args_children',
-                                  tuple(self.plot_args_children))
-            child_kwds = dict(self.plot_kwds_children).copy()
-            child_kwds.update(kwds.pop('plot_kwds_children', {}))
-            child_kwds['axis'] = axis
-            for child in self.children:
-                tmp1 = child.plot(*child_args, **child_kwds)
-                if tmp1 is not None:
-                    tmp.append(tmp1)
+        axis.hold('on')
+        tmp = []
+        child_args = kwds.pop('plot_args_children',
+                              tuple(self.plot_args_children))
+        child_kwds = dict(self.plot_kwds_children).copy()
+        child_kwds.update(kwds.pop('plot_kwds_children', {}))
+        child_kwds['axis'] = axis
+        for child in self.children:
+            tmp1 = child.plot(*child_args, **child_kwds)
+            if tmp1 is not None:
+                tmp.append(tmp1)
         if tmp:
             return tmp
         return None
@@ -232,7 +230,9 @@ class PlotData(object):
             axis = plt.gca()
         default_plotflag = self.plot_kwds.get('plotflag')
         plotflag = kwds.get('plotflag', default_plotflag)
-        tmp = self._plot_children(axis, plotflag, kwds)
+        tmp = None
+        if not plotflag and self.children is not None:
+            tmp = self._plot_children(axis, plotflag, kwds)
         main_args = args if len(args) else tuple(self.plot_args)
         main_kwds = dict(self.plot_kwds).copy()
         main_kwds.update(kwds)
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ class AxisLabels:
     def labelfig(self, axis=None):
         if axis is None:
             axis = plt.gca()
+
         try:
             return self._labelfig(axis)
         except Exception as err:
@@ -377,14 +378,15 @@ class Plotter_1d(object):
 
 
 def set_axis(axis, f_max, trans_flag, log_scale):
-    ax = list(axis.axis())
-    if trans_flag == 8 and not log_scale:
-        ax[3] = 11 * np.log10(f_max)
-        ax[2] = ax[3] - 40
-    else:
-        ax[3] = 1.15 * f_max
-        ax[2] = ax[3] * 1e-4
-    axis.axis(ax)
+    if log_scale or (trans_flag == 5 and not log_scale):
+        ax = list(axis.axis())
+        if trans_flag == 8 and not log_scale:
+            ax[3] = 11 * np.log10(f_max)
+            ax[2] = ax[3] - 40
+        else:
+            ax[3] = 1.15 * f_max
+            ax[2] = ax[3] * 1e-4
+        axis.axis(ax)
 
 
 def set_plot_scale(axis, f_max, plotflag):
@@ -397,8 +399,7 @@ def set_plot_scale(axis, f_max, plotflag):
             axis.set(**opt)
 
     trans_flag = np.mod(plotflag // 10, 10)
-    if log_scale or (trans_flag == 5 and not log_scale):
-        set_axis(axis, f_max, trans_flag, log_scale)
+    set_axis(axis, f_max, trans_flag, log_scale)
 
 
 def plot1d(axis, args, data, dataCI, plotflag, *varargin, **kwds):