diff --git a/brian_dashboard_manager/templating/templates/shared/yaxes.json.j2 b/brian_dashboard_manager/templating/templates/shared/yaxes.json.j2
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+{% if type == 'errors' %}
+{
+    "format": "none",
+    "label": "err/s",
+    "logBase": 1,
+    "max": null,
+    "min": 0,
+    "show": true
+},
+{
+    "format": "none",
+    "label": "err/s",
+    "logBase": 1,
+    "max": null,
+    "min": 0,
+    "show": true
+}
+{% else %}
+{
+    "format": "bps",
+    "label": "bits per second",
+    "logBase": 1,
+    "max": null,
+    "min": "",
+    "show": true
+},
+{
+    "format": "bps",
+    "label": "bits per second",
+    "logBase": 1,
+    "max": null,
+    "min": "",
+    "show": true
+}
+{% endif %}
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