diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44bcb2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# scratch.py
+from bashplotlib.scatterplot import plot_scatter
+from bashplotlib.histogram import plot_hist
+
+x_coords = [0,20,30, 5]
+y_coords = [-10,20,30, 0]
+width = 20
+char = 'x'
+color = 'default'
+title = 'My Test Graph'
+
+print(plot_scatter(
+    None,
+    x_coords,
+    y_coords,
+    width,
+    char,
+    color,
+    title))
+plot_hist(x_coords, 20.0, None, None, "o", "default", title, None, True, False)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bashplotlib/histogram.py b/bashplotlib/histogram.py
index fe0a5f7..ab3936a 100644
--- a/bashplotlib/histogram.py
+++ b/bashplotlib/histogram.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def plot_hist(f, height=20.0, bincount=None, binwidth=None, pch="o", colour="def
     center += 15
 
     if showSummary:
-        print()
+        print("")
         print("-" * (2 + center))
         print("|" + "Summary".center(center) + "|")
         print("-" * (2 + center))
diff --git a/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py b/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
index 69cab9d..fab0706 100644
--- a/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
+++ b/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ def get_scale(series, is_y=False, steps=20):
 
 def _plot_scatter(xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title, cs):
     plotted = set()
-
     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)) - 2) + "+")
     for y in get_scale(ys, True, size):
         print("|", end=' ')
         for x in get_scale(xs, False, size):
@@ -45,9 +43,18 @@ def _plot_scatter(xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title, cs):
                     plotted.add((xp, yp))
                     if cs:
                         colour = cs[i]
-            printcolour(point + " ", True, colour)
+            if(point != " "):
+                printcolour(point + " ", True, colour)
+            elif(x == 0 and y == 0):
+                printcolour("0" + " ", True, colour)
+            elif(x == 0):
+                printcolour("|" + " ", True, colour)
+            elif(y == 0):
+                printcolour("-" + " ", True, colour)
+            else:
+                printcolour(point + " ", True, colour)
         print(" |")
-    print("-" * (2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 2)))
+    print("+" + "-" * ((2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 2)) - 2) + "+")
 
 def plot_scatter(f, xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title):
     """
diff --git a/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py b/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
index cf209ee..9e6492b 100644
--- a/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def box_text(text, width, offset=0):
     """
     Return text inside an ascii textbox
     """
-    box = " " * offset + "-" * (width+2) + "\n"
+    box = " " * offset + "+" + "-" * (width) + "+" + "\n"
     box += " " * offset + "|" + text.center(width) + "|" + "\n"
-    box += " " * offset + "-" * (width+2)
+    box += " " * offset + "+" + "-" * (width) + "+"
     return box