diff --git a/examples/glitch_examples/semicoherent_glitch_robust_directed_MCMC_search_on_1_glitch.py b/examples/glitch_examples/semicoherent_glitch_robust_directed_MCMC_search_on_1_glitch.py
index 4935698ce9851f02c63f2e636a14423e8a1318a9..15114e0ce45365808531e68be83f2c7728783438 100644
--- a/examples/glitch_examples/semicoherent_glitch_robust_directed_MCMC_search_on_1_glitch.py
+++ b/examples/glitch_examples/semicoherent_glitch_robust_directed_MCMC_search_on_1_glitch.py
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ mcmc.transform_dictionary['F1'] = dict(
     subtractor=F1, symbol='$\dot{f}-\dot{f}^\mathrm{s}$')
 
 mcmc.run()
-mcmc.plot_corner()
+mcmc.plot_corner(label_offset=0.15)
 mcmc.print_summary()
diff --git a/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py b/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py
index 550d8c46dc875539cc06db3b88ad21043649a5d1..aa3e75de674093ffbbb3a0d665baae3c8ca94d9d 100644
--- a/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py
+++ b/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ class MCMCSearch(core.BaseSearchClass):
                                          max_n_ticks=4,
                                          plot_contours=True,
                                          plot_datapoints=True,
-                                         label_kwargs={'fontsize': 8},
+                                         label_kwargs={'fontsize': 12},
                                          data_kwargs={'alpha': 0.1,
                                                       'ms': 0.5},
                                          range=_range,
@@ -760,6 +760,14 @@ class MCMCSearch(core.BaseSearchClass):
             for ax in axes_list:
                 ax.set_rasterized(True)
                 ax.set_rasterization_zorder(-10)
+
+                for tick in ax.xaxis.get_major_ticks():
+                    tick.label.set_fontsize(8)
+                    tick.label.set_rotation('horizontal')
+                for tick in ax.yaxis.get_major_ticks():
+                    tick.label.set_fontsize(8)
+                    tick.label.set_rotation('vertical')
+
             plt.tight_layout(h_pad=0.0, w_pad=0.0)
             fig.subplots_adjust(hspace=0.05, wspace=0.05)