diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 42470c1..9af7baa 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     "xticklabels",
     "xticks",
     "yaxis",
+    "yerr",
     "ylabel",
     "ymax",
     "ymin",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 868422a..9a34a32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), StrError> {
 
     // barplot object and options
     let mut bar = Barplot::new();
-    bar.set_x_errors(&errors)
+    bar.set_errors(&errors)
         .set_horizontal(true)
         .set_with_text("edge")
         .draw_with_str(&fruits, &prices);
diff --git a/src/barplot.rs b/src/barplot.rs
index c4a4a53..6c5de17 100644
--- a/src/barplot.rs
+++ b/src/barplot.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ use std::fmt::Write;
 ///
 ///     // barplot object and options
 ///     let mut bar = Barplot::new();
-///     bar.set_x_errors(&errors)
+///     bar.set_errors(&errors)
 ///         .set_horizontal(true)
 ///         .set_with_text("edge")
 ///         .draw_with_str(&fruits, &prices);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub struct Barplot {
     bottom: Vec<f64>,          // bottom coordinates to stack bars
     with_text: Option<String>, // Text to be added to each bar (aka, bar_label)
     horizontal: bool,          // Horizontal barplot
-    x_errors: Vec<f64>,        // Shows x-error icons on horizontal bars
+    errors: Vec<f64>,          // Shows error icons on bars
     extra: String,             // Extra commands (comma separated)
     buffer: String,            // buffer
 }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl Barplot {
             bottom: Vec::new(),
             with_text: None,
             horizontal: false,
-            x_errors: Vec::new(),
+            errors: Vec::new(),
             extra: String::new(),
             buffer: String::new(),
         }
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ impl Barplot {
         if self.bottom.len() > 0 {
             vector_to_array(&mut self.buffer, "bottom", &self.bottom);
         }
-        if self.x_errors.len() > 0 {
-            vector_to_array(&mut self.buffer, "xerr", &self.x_errors);
+        if self.errors.len() > 0 {
+            vector_to_array(&mut self.buffer, "err", &self.errors);
         }
         if self.horizontal {
             write!(&mut self.buffer, "p=plt.barh(x,y{})\n", &opt).unwrap();
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ impl Barplot {
         if self.bottom.len() > 0 {
             vector_to_array(&mut self.buffer, "bottom", &self.bottom);
         }
-        if self.x_errors.len() > 0 {
-            vector_to_array(&mut self.buffer, "xerr", &self.x_errors);
+        if self.errors.len() > 0 {
+            vector_to_array(&mut self.buffer, "err", &self.errors);
         }
         if self.horizontal {
             write!(&mut self.buffer, "p=plt.barh(x,y{})\n", &opt).unwrap();
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ impl Barplot {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Enables the error indicators
-    pub fn set_x_errors(&mut self, errors: &[f64]) -> &mut Self {
-        self.x_errors = errors.to_vec();
+    /// Enables error indicators
+    pub fn set_errors(&mut self, errors: &[f64]) -> &mut Self {
+        self.errors = errors.to_vec();
         self
     }
 
@@ -275,8 +275,12 @@ impl Barplot {
         if self.bottom.len() > 0 {
             write!(&mut opt, ",bottom=bottom").unwrap();
         }
-        if self.x_errors.len() > 0 {
-            write!(&mut opt, ",xerr=xerr").unwrap();
+        if self.errors.len() > 0 {
+            if self.horizontal {
+                write!(&mut opt, ",xerr=err").unwrap();
+            } else {
+                write!(&mut opt, ",yerr=err").unwrap();
+            }
         }
         if self.extra != "" {
             write!(&mut opt, ",{}", self.extra).unwrap();
diff --git a/tests/test_barplot.rs b/tests/test_barplot.rs
index e56a65f..21b7dc2 100644
--- a/tests/test_barplot.rs
+++ b/tests/test_barplot.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ fn test_barplot_3() -> Result<(), StrError> {
 
     // barplot object and options
     let mut bar = Barplot::new();
-    bar.set_x_errors(&errors)
+    bar.set_errors(&errors)
         .set_horizontal(true)
         .set_with_text("edge")
         .draw(&fruits, &prices);
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ fn test_barplot_4() -> Result<(), StrError> {
 
     // barplot object and options
     let mut bar = Barplot::new();
-    bar.set_x_errors(&errors)
+    bar.set_errors(&errors)
         .set_horizontal(true)
         .set_with_text("edge")
         .draw_with_str(&fruits, &prices);
@@ -137,3 +137,34 @@ fn test_barplot_4() -> Result<(), StrError> {
     assert!(c > 770 && c < 810);
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_barplot_5() -> Result<(), StrError> {
+    // data
+    let y = vec![-2.5, -15.0, -5.0, -7.5, -2.5, -5.0, -17.5];
+    let e = vec![0.5, 0.4, 0.1, 0.7, 0.2, 0.0, 1.7];
+    let _x: Vec<f64> = (0..y.len()).map(|a| a as f64).collect();
+    let _x_str = vec!["Uno", "Dos", "Tres", "Cuatro", "Cinco", "Seis", "Siete"];
+
+    // barplot
+    let mut bar = Barplot::new();
+    bar.set_errors(&e)
+        // .draw(&_x, &y); // requires numbers, as expected
+        .draw_with_str(&_x_str, &y); // requires string, as expected
+
+    // plot
+    let mut plot = Plot::new();
+    plot.add(&bar);
+
+    // save figure
+    let path = Path::new(OUT_DIR).join("integ_barplot_5.svg");
+    plot.save(&path)?;
+
+    // check number of lines
+    let file = File::open(path).map_err(|_| "cannot open file")?;
+    let buffered = BufReader::new(file);
+    let lines_iter = buffered.lines();
+    let c = lines_iter.count();
+    assert!(c > 830 && c < 900);
+    Ok(())
+}