diff --git a/src/pipeline.jl b/src/pipeline.jl
index 39376894..223ae5af 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.jl
+++ b/src/pipeline.jl
@@ -100,8 +100,15 @@ function _process_userrecipe(plt::Plot, kw_list::Vector{KW}, recipedata::RecipeD
     plt.n += 1
     kw[:series_plotindex] = plt.n
 
-    _add_errorbar_kw(kw_list, kw)
-    push!(kw_list, kw)
+    if get(kw, :seriestype, :path) == :bar
+        # errorbar in front of bars
+        push!(kw_list, kw)
+        _add_errorbar_kw(kw_list, kw)
+    else
+        # errorbar behind markers and lines etc.
+        _add_errorbar_kw(kw_list, kw)
+        push!(kw_list, kw)
+    end
     _add_smooth_kw(kw_list, kw)
     return
 end