diff --git a/6b_compare_5_and_6/plot_precrack.py b/6b_compare_5_and_6/plot_precrack.py
index ab9de16c4272f9fdc1682622221bea14717b363c..94ef8ad6f6c85a6eece0816d81a1c12a7aae92ae 100644
--- a/6b_compare_5_and_6/plot_precrack.py
+++ b/6b_compare_5_and_6/plot_precrack.py
@@ -46,19 +46,23 @@ def plot_current_and_toughness(filepaths_dict : dict):
     print(hierarchical_array[:,0])
 
     axs[0].errorbar(hierarchical_array[:,0], hierarchical_array[:,1], yerr = hierarchical_array[:,2],
-                    fmt='x', color = 'black')
+                    fmt='x', capsize=5.0, color = 'black')
     axs[0].errorbar(random_reference_array[:,0], random_reference_array[:,1], yerr = random_reference_array[:,2],
-                   fmt='o', color = 'grey')
+                   fmt='o', capsize=5.0, color = 'grey')
     axs[1].errorbar(hierarchical_array[:,0], hierarchical_array[:,3], yerr = hierarchical_array[:,4],
-                    fmt='x', color = 'black', label = "hierarchical")
+                    fmt='x', capsize=5.0,color = 'black', label = "hierarchical")
     axs[1].errorbar(random_reference_array[:,0], random_reference_array[:,3], yerr = random_reference_array[:,4],
-                   fmt='o', color = 'grey', label = "random same density per layer")
+                   fmt='o', capsize=5.0,color = 'grey', label = "random same density per layer")
     
     axs[0].set_xlabel("Crack length")
     axs[1].set_xlabel("Crack length")
     axs[0].set_ylabel("Peak current")
     axs[1].set_ylabel("Toughness")
     axs[1].legend()
+    axs[0].set_xscale('log')
+    axs[0].set_xticks([5,10,20,40,80], labels=[5,10,20,40,80])
+    axs[1].set_xscale('log')
+    axs[1].set_xticks([5,10,20,40,80], labels=[5,10,20,40,80])
     plt.show()
     fig.savefig("current_toughness_crack_lenghts.png")