diff --git a/power_plot.py b/power_plot.py
index 50e82991f5cdfb60597993ece4114369399a9c0a..f182ef0b8d9d49c290f98382fd9a5652222d3e99 100755
--- a/power_plot.py
+++ b/power_plot.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class PowerPlot:
         self.min, self.max = None, None
         fig.suptitle(yname, fontsize=16)
         fig.tight_layout()
-        (self.totalplot,) = self.ax.plot([], [], ".", color="blue")
+        (self.totalplot,) = self.ax.plot([], [], ".", color="blue", alpha=0.1)
         (self.totalplothighlight,) = self.ax.plot(
             [], [], ".", color="red", markersize=10
         )