diff --git a/wsgi.py b/wsgi.py
index 89cddc2..710472c 100644
--- a/wsgi.py
+++ b/wsgi.py
@@ -151,7 +151,15 @@ def plot(
 
     plt.title("Teilnahme an Digitaler Beschäftigtenbefragung")
     plt.ylabel("# Teilnahmen")
-    plt.ylim(0, total_targets[0] + 100)
+
+    max_val = df.sum(axis=1).max().item()
+
+    nearest_target = np.array(total_targets, dtype=np.float32) - max_val
+    nearest_target[nearest_target <= 0] = np.inf
+    idx = np.argmin(nearest_target)
+
+    ceil_val = max(max_val, total_targets[idx])
+    plt.ylim(0, ceil_val * 1.025)
     plt.legend()
 
     # use timezone offset to center tick labels