diff --git a/src/backends/plotly.jl b/src/backends/plotly.jl
index 1daa9d26..bab0a1c3 100644
--- a/src/backends/plotly.jl
+++ b/src/backends/plotly.jl
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ function plotly_axis(plt::Plot, axis::Axis, sp::Subplot)
 
         # flip
         if axis[:flip]
-            ax[:autorange] = "reversed"
+            ax[:range] = reverse(ax[:range])
         end
 
         # ticks