diff --git a/src/victory-primitives/error-bar.js b/src/victory-primitives/error-bar.js
index 6353adb..3584b75 100644
--- a/src/victory-primitives/error-bar.js
+++ b/src/victory-primitives/error-bar.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export default class ErrorBar extends React.Component {
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
-    borderWidth: 10,
     groupComponent: <g/>
   }
 
diff --git a/src/victory-theme/grayscale.js b/src/victory-theme/grayscale.js
index b6079c5..b3b092a 100644
--- a/src/victory-theme/grayscale.js
+++ b/src/victory-theme/grayscale.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export default {
   }, baseProps),
   chart: baseProps,
   errorbar: assign({
+    borderWidth: 8,
     style: {
       data: {
         fill: "transparent",
diff --git a/src/victory-theme/material.js b/src/victory-theme/material.js
index 8c283d4..de07301 100644
--- a/src/victory-theme/material.js
+++ b/src/victory-theme/material.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export default {
   }, baseProps),
   chart: baseProps,
   errorbar: assign({
+    borderWidth: 8,
     style: {
       data: {
         fill: "transparent",