@@ -123,9 +123,8 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         NVD3Chart.__init__(self, **kwargs)
         height = kwargs.get('height', 450)
         width = kwargs.get('width', None)
-
-        self.create_x_axis('xAxis', format=kwargs.get('x_axis_format', '.02f'))
-        self.create_y_axis('yAxis', format=kwargs.get('y_axis_format', '.02f'))
+        self.create_x_axis('xAxis', format=kwargs.get('x_axis_format', '.02f'), label=kwargs.get('x_axis_label', None))
+        self.create_y_axis('yAxis', format=kwargs.get('y_axis_format', '.02f'), label=kwargs.get('y_axis_label', None))
         # must have a specified height, otherwise it superimposes both chars
         if height:
             self.set_graph_height(height)