diff --git a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/core/Grapher.tsx b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/core/Grapher.tsx
index 365028f6d9a..99080b5f556 100644
--- a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/core/Grapher.tsx
+++ b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/core/Grapher.tsx
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ export class Grapher
     get typeExceptWhenLineChartAndSingleTimeThenWillBeBarChart(): GrapherChartType {
         return this.isLineChartThatTurnedIntoDiscreteBar
             ? GRAPHER_CHART_TYPES.DiscreteBar
-            : this.activeChartType ?? GRAPHER_CHART_TYPES.LineChart
+            : (this.activeChartType ?? GRAPHER_CHART_TYPES.LineChart)
     }
 
     @computed get isLineChart(): boolean {