diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index fa724526..cc4373d4 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 ## Bug fixes
 
+- In `ggscatterhist()` the x variable was plotted two times, on both the plot x & y margins, instead of having, as expected, a) the x variable on the main plot x margin and 2) the y variable on the main plot y margin. This has been now fixed. 
+
 # ggpubr 0.1.6
 
 ## New features
diff --git a/R/ggscatterhist.R b/R/ggscatterhist.R
index e8c0d08c..c0d7666b 100644
--- a/R/ggscatterhist.R
+++ b/R/ggscatterhist.R
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ ggscatterhist <- function(
 
   yplot <- ggplot() + margin.params %>%
     .add_item(geomfunc = geomfunc, data = data,
-              x = xplot.x, y = xplot.y, alpha = 0.7) %>%
+              x = yplot.x, y = yplot.y, alpha = 0.7) %>%
     do.call(geom_exec, .)
   yplot <- set_palette(yplot, palette)