diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9553fda118e5c..07b91ec74f8b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "timelion",
-  "version": "5.0.0-0.1.307",
+  "version": "5.0.0-0.1.308",
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.12.0",
     "boom": "^2.8.0",
diff --git a/public/directives/chart/chart.js b/public/directives/chart/chart.js
index 81f3003f4498e..96ff2aa23f035 100644
--- a/public/directives/chart/chart.js
+++ b/public/directives/chart/chart.js
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ app.directive('chart', function ($compile, $rootScope, timefilter, $timeout, Pri
               '<span class="ngLegendValueNumber"></span></span>';
           }
         },
-        yaxes: [ {}, { position: 'right' } ],
         colors: ['#01A4A4', '#C66', '#D0D102', '#616161', '#00A1CB', '#32742C', '#F18D05', '#113F8C', '#61AE24', '#D70060']
       };
 
diff --git a/series_functions/__test__/yaxis.js b/series_functions/__test__/yaxis.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..45d0105e3ff52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/series_functions/__test__/yaxis.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
+const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const Promise = require('bluebird');
+
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+const invoke = require('./helpers/invoke_series_fn.js');
+
+describe(filename, () => {
+
+  let seriesList;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    seriesList = require('./fixtures/seriesList.js')();
+  });
+
+  it('creates the yaxes array', () => {
+    expect(seriesList._global).to.equal(undefined);
+    return invoke(fn, [seriesList, 2]).then((r) => {
+      expect(r.output.list[0]._global.yaxes).to.be.an('array');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('puts odd numbers of the left, even on the right, by default', () => {
+    return Promise.all([
+      invoke(fn, [seriesList, 1]).then((r) => {
+        expect(r.output.list[0]._global.yaxes[0].position).to.equal('left');
+      }),
+      invoke(fn, [seriesList, 2]).then((r) => {
+        expect(r.output.list[0]._global.yaxes[1].position).to.equal('right');
+      }),
+      invoke(fn, [seriesList, 3]).then((r) => {
+        expect(r.output.list[0]._global.yaxes[2].position).to.equal('left');
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('it lets you override default positions', () => {
+    return Promise.all([
+      invoke(fn, [seriesList, 1, null, null, 'right']).then((r) => {
+        expect(r.output.list[0]._global.yaxes[0].position).to.equal('right');
+      }),
+      invoke(fn, [seriesList, 2, null, null, 'right']).then((r) => {
+        expect(r.output.list[0]._global.yaxes[1].position).to.equal('right');
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('sets the minimum (default: 0)', () => {
+    return Promise.all([
+      invoke(fn, [seriesList, 1, null]).then((r) => {
+        expect(r.output.list[0]._global.yaxes[0].min).to.equal(0);
+      }),
+      invoke(fn, [seriesList, 2, 10]).then((r) => {
+        expect(r.output.list[0]._global.yaxes[1].min).to.equal(10);
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('sets the max (default: no max)', () => {
+    return Promise.all([
+      invoke(fn, [seriesList, 1, null]).then((r) => {
+        expect(r.output.list[0]._global.yaxes[0].max).to.equal(undefined);
+      }),
+      invoke(fn, [seriesList, 2, null, 10]).then((r) => {
+        expect(r.output.list[0]._global.yaxes[1].max).to.equal(10);
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/series_functions/yaxis.js b/series_functions/yaxis.js
index 41e7905b36e31..85dd5c7042f9e 100644
--- a/series_functions/yaxis.js
+++ b/series_functions/yaxis.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = new Chainable('yaxis', {
 
       var yaxes = eachSeries._global.yaxes = eachSeries._global.yaxes || [];
       var myAxis = yaxes[yaxis - 1] = yaxes[yaxis - 1] || {};
-      myAxis.position = position;
+      myAxis.position = position || (yaxis % 2 ? 'left' : 'right');
       myAxis.min = min == null ? 0 : min;
       myAxis.max = max;