diff --git a/metaloci/plot/plot.py b/metaloci/plot/plot.py
index a810ab0..4653609 100644
--- a/metaloci/plot/plot.py
+++ b/metaloci/plot/plot.py
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ def signal_bed(
                     bed_data["start"].append(lmi_geometry.bin_start[point])
                     bed_data["end"].append(lmi_geometry.bin_end[point])
                     bed_data["bin"].append(point)
+
     except:
 
         pass
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ def signal_plot(mlobject: mlo.MetalociObject, lmi_geometry: pd.DataFrame, metalo
 
     for p in metalocis:
 
-        plt.axvline(x=p, color="red", linestyle=":", lw=1.5)
+        plt.axvline(x=p, color="red", linestyle=":", lw=1, zorder=0, alpha=0.3)
 
     plt.axvline(x=mlobject.poi, color="lime", linestyle="--", lw=1.5)
 
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@ def signal_plot(mlobject: mlo.MetalociObject, lmi_geometry: pd.DataFrame, metalo
 
     sns.despine(top=True, right=True, left=False, bottom=True, offset=None, trim=False)
 
-    return sig_plt
+    return sig_plt, g
 
 
 def place_composite(new_PI, ifile, ifactor, ixloc, iyloc):
diff --git a/metaloci/tools/figure.py b/metaloci/tools/figure.py
index a3d148d..2a61c07 100644
--- a/metaloci/tools/figure.py
+++ b/metaloci/tools/figure.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def run(opts):
 
             # selmetaloci = []
 
-            sig_plt = plot.signal_plot(mlobject, merged_lmi_geometry, selmetaloci, bins, coords_b)
+            sig_plt, ax = plot.signal_plot(mlobject, merged_lmi_geometry, selmetaloci, bins, coords_b)
             sig_plt.savefig(f"{plot_filename}_signal.pdf", **plot_opt)
             sig_plt.savefig(f"{plot_filename}_signal.png", **plot_opt)
             plt.close()
@@ -312,10 +312,18 @@ def run(opts):
 
             maxx = int((img1.size[1] * 0.4 + img2.size[1] * 0.25 + img3.size[1] * 0.25) * 1.3)
 
+            yticks_signal = ax.get_yticks()[1:-1]
+            max_chr_yax = max(len(str(max(yticks_signal))), len(str(min(yticks_signal))))
+            signal_left = {3 : 45, 4 : 30, 5 : 20, 6 : 9}
+            
+            if max_chr_yax not in signal_left.keys():
+
+                signal_left[max_chr_yax] = 0
+
             composite_image = Image.new(mode="RGBA", size=(maxx, 1550))
 
-            composite_image = plot.place_composite(composite_image, f"{plot_filename}_hic.png", 0.5, 100, 50)  # HiC image
-            composite_image = plot.place_composite(composite_image, f"{plot_filename}_signal.png", 0.4, 42, 660)  # Signal image
+            composite_image = plot.place_composite(composite_image, f"{plot_filename}_hic.png", 0.5, 100, 50)  # HiC image            
+            composite_image = plot.place_composite(composite_image, f"{plot_filename}_signal.png", 0.4, signal_left[max_chr_yax], 660)  # Signal image
             composite_image = plot.place_composite(composite_image, f"{plot_filename}_kk.png", 0.3, 1300, 50)  # KK image
             composite_image = plot.place_composite(composite_image, f"{plot_filename}_lmi.png", 0.4, 75, 900)  # LMI scatter image
             composite_image = plot.place_composite(composite_image, f"{plot_filename}_gsp.png", 0.25, 900, 900)  # Gaudi signal image