diff --git a/deeptools/plotProfile.py b/deeptools/plotProfile.py
index 1c89b51ea1..b46be32bb9 100755
--- a/deeptools/plotProfile.py
+++ b/deeptools/plotProfile.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def __init__(self, hm, out_file_name,
                  plot_type='lines',
                  image_format=None,
                  color_list=None,
-                 legend_location='auto',
+                 legend_location='best',
                  plots_per_row=8,
                  label_rotation=0,
                  dpi=200):