diff --git a/packages/vx-demo/src/sandboxes/vx-axis/Example.tsx b/packages/vx-demo/src/sandboxes/vx-axis/Example.tsx
index a40a2479a1..cac9b467d7 100644
--- a/packages/vx-demo/src/sandboxes/vx-axis/Example.tsx
+++ b/packages/vx-demo/src/sandboxes/vx-axis/Example.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ export default function Example({
       values: logValues,
       tickFormat: (v: number) => {
         const asString = `${v}`;
-        return asString.match(/^[10\]\.?[01]*$/) ? asString : '';
+        // label only major ticks
+        return asString.match(/^[.01?[\]]*$/) ? asString : '';
       },
       label: 'log',
     },