diff --git a/hnn_core/gui/_viz_manager.py b/hnn_core/gui/_viz_manager.py
index 67dbad84f..d60f2a76c 100644
--- a/hnn_core/gui/_viz_manager.py
+++ b/hnn_core/gui/_viz_manager.py
@@ -300,14 +300,13 @@ def _update_ax(fig, ax, single_simulation, sim_name, plot_type, plot_config):
         if len(dpls_copied) > 0:
             min_f = plot_config['min_spectral_frequency']
             max_f = plot_config['max_spectral_frequency']
-            step_f = 1.0
+            if max_f > min_f:
+                step_f = 1
+            elif min_f > max_f:
+                step_f = -1
             freqs = np.arange(min_f, max_f, step_f)
             n_cycles = freqs / 2.
 
-            if freqs[0] > freqs[-1]:
-                freqs = freqs[::-1]
-                ax.invert_yaxis()
-
             try:
                 dpls_copied[0].plot_tfr_morlet(
                     freqs,
diff --git a/hnn_core/tests/test_gui.py b/hnn_core/tests/test_gui.py
index d286b8f76..14049b97c 100644
--- a/hnn_core/tests/test_gui.py
+++ b/hnn_core/tests/test_gui.py
@@ -700,6 +700,26 @@ def test_gui_visualization(setup_gui):
             assert any(['_cbar-ax-' in attr
                         for attr in dir(gui.viz_manager.figs[figid])]) is False
             assert len(gui.viz_manager.figs[figid].axes) == 1
+            assert not gui.viz_manager.figs[figid].axes[0].has_data()
+
+            # Test that frequency inversion works
+            # First, test no inversion
+            gui._simulate_viz_action("edit_figure", figname, axname, 'default',
+                                     'spectrogram', {
+                                         'min_spectral_frequency': 10,
+                                         'max_spectral_frequency': 100,
+                                     }, 'plot')
+            assert gui.viz_manager.figs[figid].axes[0].has_data()
+            gui._simulate_viz_action("edit_figure", figname, axname, 'default',
+                                     'spectrogram', {}, 'clear')
+            assert not gui.viz_manager.figs[figid].axes[0].has_data()
+            # Next, test inversion
+            gui._simulate_viz_action("edit_figure", figname, axname, 'default',
+                                     'spectrogram', {
+                                         'min_spectral_frequency': 100,
+                                         'max_spectral_frequency': 10,
+                                     }, 'plot')
+            assert gui.viz_manager.figs[figid].axes[0].has_data()
 
         else:
             # Check if the correct number of axes are present