diff --git a/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py b/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
index 69cab9d..e77acaa 100644
--- a/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
+++ b/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def _plot_scatter(xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title, cs):
     if title:
         print(box_text(title, 2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 1)))
 
-    print("-" * (2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 2)))
+    # print("-" * (2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 2)))
     for y in get_scale(ys, True, size):
         print("|", end=' ')
         for x in get_scale(xs, False, size):
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ def _plot_scatter(xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title, cs):
                         colour = cs[i]
             printcolour(point + " ", True, colour)
         print(" |")
-    print("-" * (2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 2)))
+    # print("-" * (2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 2)))
+    print(wrap_text_with_symbol("-" * (2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 1)), "+"))
 
 def plot_scatter(f, xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title):
     """
diff --git a/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py b/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
index cf209ee..f14d95c 100644
--- a/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
@@ -80,7 +80,17 @@ def box_text(text, width, offset=0):
     """
     Return text inside an ascii textbox
     """
-    box = " " * offset + "-" * (width+2) + "\n"
+    box = " " * offset + wrap_text_with_symbol("-" * width, "+") + "\n"
+    # box = " " * offset + "-" * (width+2) + "\n"
     box += " " * offset + "|" + text.center(width) + "|" + "\n"
-    box += " " * offset + "-" * (width+2)
+    # box += " " * offset + "-" * (width+2)
+    box += " " * offset + wrap_text_with_symbol("-" * width, "+")
     return box
+
+def wrap_text_with_symbol(text, symbol = "+"):
+    """
+    Returns text wrapped with symbol
+    default wrapper is '+'
+    """
+    newText = symbol + text + symbol
+    return newText
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diff --git a/scratch.py b/scratch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b58d36c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scratch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# scratch.py
+from bashplotlib.scatterplot import plot_scatter
+
+x_coords = [-10,20,30]
+y_coords = [-10,20,30]
+width = 10
+char = 'x'
+color = 'default'
+title = 'My Test Graph'
+
+plot_scatter(
+    None,
+    x_coords,
+    y_coords,
+    width,
+    char,
+    color,
+    title)
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