diff --git a/src/Chart.Core.js b/src/Chart.Core.js
index 296844ea2..15ed2147c 100755
--- a/src/Chart.Core.js
+++ b/src/Chart.Core.js
@@ -1554,6 +1554,9 @@
 			this.startPoint += this.padding;
 			this.endPoint -= this.padding;
 
+			// Cache the starting endpoint, excluding the space for x labels
+			var cachedEndPoint = this.endPoint;
+
 			// Cache the starting height, so can determine if we need to recalculate the scale yAxis
 			var cachedHeight = this.endPoint - this.startPoint,
 				cachedYLabelWidth;
@@ -1585,6 +1588,7 @@
 
 				// Only go through the xLabel loop again if the yLabel width has changed
 				if (cachedYLabelWidth < this.yLabelWidth){
+					this.endPoint = cachedEndPoint;
 					this.calculateXLabelRotation();
 				}
 			}