diff --git a/Fig3_PyGMT_backgrounds.ipynb b/Fig3_PyGMT_backgrounds.ipynb
index d108b18..b9cc15d 100644
--- a/Fig3_PyGMT_backgrounds.ipynb
+++ b/Fig3_PyGMT_backgrounds.ipynb
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@
     "    nrows=2,\n",
     "    ncols=2,\n",
     "    subsize=(\"12c\", \"8.5c\"),\n",
-    "    margins=(\"0.3c\", \"0.2c\"),\n",
+    "    margins=(\"0.4c\", \"0.2c\"),\n",
     "    frame=\"WSen\",\n",
-    "    sharex=\"b\",\n",
-    "    sharey=\"l\",\n",
     "    tag=\"(a)\",\n",
     "    tag_position=Position(\"TL\", offset=(0.15, 0.3)),\n",
     "    tag_orientation=\"vertical\",\n",
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.7"
+   "version": "3.12.8"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,