diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
index 4242b145811..7c30a6a4324 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 			value = custom.barStart;
 			length = custom.barEnd - custom.barStart;
 			// bars crossing origin are not stacked
-			if (value !== 0 && Math.sign(value) !== Math.sign(custom.barEnd)) {
+			if (value !== 0 && helpers.sign(value) !== helpers.sign(custom.barEnd)) {
 				start = 0;
 			}
 			start += value;
diff --git a/src/core/core.controller.js b/src/core/core.controller.js
index fb42f119571..5b2f5230ef3 100644
--- a/src/core/core.controller.js
+++ b/src/core/core.controller.js
@@ -391,6 +391,10 @@ helpers.extend(Chart.prototype, /** @lends Chart */ {
 				scales[scale.id] = scale;
 			}
 
+			// parse min/max value, so we can properly determine min/max for other scales
+			scale._userMin = scale._parse(scale.options.ticks.min);
+			scale._userMax = scale._parse(scale.options.ticks.max);
+
 			// TODO(SB): I think we should be able to remove this custom case (options.scale)
 			// and consider it as a regular scale part of the "scales"" map only! This would
 			// make the logic easier and remove some useless? custom code.
diff --git a/src/core/core.datasetController.js b/src/core/core.datasetController.js
index 43afbc11378..e3b5123708f 100644
--- a/src/core/core.datasetController.js
+++ b/src/core/core.datasetController.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function applyStack(stack, value, dsIndex, allOther) {
 			break;
 		}
 		otherValue = stack.values[datasetIndex];
-		if (!isNaN(otherValue) && (value === 0 || Math.sign(value) === Math.sign(otherValue))) {
+		if (!isNaN(otherValue) && (value === 0 || helpers.sign(value) === helpers.sign(otherValue))) {
 			value += otherValue;
 		}
 	}
@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@ function getFirstScaleId(chart, axis) {
 	return (scalesOpts && scalesOpts[prop] && scalesOpts[prop].length && scalesOpts[prop][0].id) || scaleId;
 }
 
+function getUserBounds(scale) {
+	var {min, max, minDefined, maxDefined} = scale._getUserBounds();
+	return {
+		min: minDefined ? min : Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY,
+		max: maxDefined ? max : Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
+	};
+}
 // Base class for all dataset controllers (line, bar, etc)
 var DatasetController = function(chart, datasetIndex) {
 	this.initialize(chart, datasetIndex);
@@ -298,6 +305,15 @@ helpers.extend(DatasetController.prototype, {
 		return this.getScaleForId(this._getIndexScaleId());
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * @private
+	 */
+	_getOtherScale: function(scale) {
+		return scale.id === this._getIndexScaleId()
+			? this._getValueScale()
+			: this._getIndexScale();
+	},
+
 	reset: function() {
 		this._update(true);
 	},
@@ -615,7 +631,9 @@ helpers.extend(DatasetController.prototype, {
 		var max = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
 		var stacked = canStack && meta._stacked;
 		var indices = getSortedDatasetIndices(chart, true);
-		var i, item, value, parsed, stack, min, minPositive;
+		var otherScale = this._getOtherScale(scale);
+		var {min: otherMin, max: otherMax} = getUserBounds(otherScale);
+		var i, item, value, parsed, stack, min, minPositive, otherValue;
 
 		min = minPositive = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
 
@@ -623,7 +641,9 @@ helpers.extend(DatasetController.prototype, {
 			item = metaData[i];
 			parsed = item._parsed;
 			value = parsed[scale.id];
-			if (item.hidden || isNaN(value)) {
+			otherValue = parsed[otherScale.id];
+			if (item.hidden || isNaN(value) ||
+				otherMin > otherValue || otherMax < otherValue) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (stacked) {
diff --git a/src/core/core.scale.js b/src/core/core.scale.js
index 52012877d1e..7fafa704a59 100644
--- a/src/core/core.scale.js
+++ b/src/core/core.scale.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const helpers = require('../helpers/index');
 const Ticks = require('./core.ticks');
 
 const isArray = helpers.isArray;
+const isFinite = helpers.isFinite;
 const isNullOrUndef = helpers.isNullOrUndef;
 const valueOrDefault = helpers.valueOrDefault;
 const resolve = helpers.options.resolve;
@@ -347,26 +348,49 @@ class Scale extends Element {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @private
+	 * @since 3.0
+	 */
+	_getUserBounds() {
+		var min = this._userMin;
+		var max = this._userMax;
+		if (isNullOrUndef(min) || isNaN(min)) {
+			min = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+		}
+		if (isNullOrUndef(max) || isNaN(max)) {
+			max = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
+		}
+		return {min, max, minDefined: isFinite(min), maxDefined: isFinite(max)};
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @private
+	 * @since 3.0
+	 */
 	_getMinMax(canStack) {
 		var me = this;
-		var metas = me._getMatchingVisibleMetas();
-		var min = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
-		var max = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
+		var {min, max, minDefined, maxDefined} = me._getUserBounds();
 		var minPositive = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
-		var i, ilen, minmax;
+		var i, ilen, metas, minmax;
+
+		if (minDefined && maxDefined) {
+			return {min, max};
+		}
 
+		metas = me._getMatchingVisibleMetas();
 		for (i = 0, ilen = metas.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
 			minmax = metas[i].controller._getMinMax(me, canStack);
-			min = Math.min(min, minmax.min);
-			max = Math.max(max, minmax.max);
+			if (!minDefined) {
+				min = Math.min(min, minmax.min);
+			}
+			if (!maxDefined) {
+				max = Math.max(max, minmax.max);
+			}
 			minPositive = Math.min(minPositive, minmax.minPositive);
 		}
 
-		return {
-			min: min,
-			max: max,
-			minPositive: minPositive
-		};
+		return {min, max, minPositive};
 	}
 
 	_invalidateCaches() {}
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.category.js b/src/scales/scale.category.js
index cb07a6751b2..1c9d3d91e35 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.category.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.category.js
@@ -24,44 +24,20 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 
 	determineDataLimits: function() {
 		var me = this;
-		var labels = me._getLabels();
-		var ticksOpts = me.options.ticks;
-		var min = ticksOpts.min;
-		var max = ticksOpts.max;
-		var minIndex = 0;
-		var maxIndex = labels.length - 1;
-		var findIndex;
-
-		if (min !== undefined) {
-			// user specified min value
-			findIndex = labels.indexOf(min);
-			if (findIndex >= 0) {
-				minIndex = findIndex;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (max !== undefined) {
-			// user specified max value
-			findIndex = labels.indexOf(max);
-			if (findIndex >= 0) {
-				maxIndex = findIndex;
-			}
-		}
+		var max = me._getLabels().length - 1;
 
-		me.minIndex = minIndex;
-		me.maxIndex = maxIndex;
-		me.min = labels[minIndex];
-		me.max = labels[maxIndex];
+		me.min = Math.max(me._userMin || 0, 0);
+		me.max = Math.min(me._userMax || max, max);
 	},
 
 	buildTicks: function() {
 		var me = this;
 		var labels = me._getLabels();
-		var minIndex = me.minIndex;
-		var maxIndex = me.maxIndex;
+		var min = me.min;
+		var max = me.max;
 
 		// If we are viewing some subset of labels, slice the original array
-		labels = (minIndex === 0 && maxIndex === labels.length - 1) ? labels : labels.slice(minIndex, maxIndex + 1);
+		labels = (min === 0 && max === labels.length - 1) ? labels : labels.slice(min, max + 1);
 		return labels.map(function(l) {
 			return {value: l};
 		});
@@ -93,7 +69,7 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 			return;
 		}
 
-		me._startValue = me.minIndex - (offset ? 0.5 : 0);
+		me._startValue = me.min - (offset ? 0.5 : 0);
 		me._valueRange = Math.max(ticks.length - (offset ? 0 : 1), 1);
 	},
 
@@ -112,7 +88,7 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 		var ticks = this.ticks;
 		return index < 0 || index > ticks.length - 1
 			? null
-			: this.getPixelForValue(index + this.minIndex);
+			: this.getPixelForValue(index + this.min);
 	},
 
 	getValueForPixel: function(pixel) {
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.linearbase.js b/src/scales/scale.linearbase.js
index 2401801aeb9..cff6830ea15 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.linearbase.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.linearbase.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function generateTicks(generationOptions, dataRange) {
 }
 
 module.exports = Scale.extend({
-	_parse: function(raw) {
+	_parse: function(raw, index) { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
 		if (helpers.isNullOrUndef(raw)) {
 			return NaN;
 		}
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js b/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js
index f85ed9549d6..ae5e65824f4 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.logarithmic.js
@@ -64,13 +64,11 @@ var defaultConfig = {
 	}
 };
 
-// TODO(v3): change this to positiveOrDefault
-function nonNegativeOrDefault(value, defaultValue) {
-	return helpers.isFinite(value) && value >= 0 ? value : defaultValue;
-}
-
 module.exports = Scale.extend({
-	_parse: LinearScaleBase.prototype._parse,
+	_parse: function(raw, index) { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
+		const value = LinearScaleBase.prototype._parse.apply(this, arguments);
+		return helpers.isFinite(value) && value >= 0 ? value : undefined;
+	},
 
 	determineDataLimits: function() {
 		var me = this;
@@ -88,39 +86,39 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 
 	handleTickRangeOptions: function() {
 		var me = this;
-		var tickOpts = me.options.ticks;
 		var DEFAULT_MIN = 1;
 		var DEFAULT_MAX = 10;
+		var min = me.min;
+		var max = me.max;
 
-		me.min = nonNegativeOrDefault(tickOpts.min, me.min);
-		me.max = nonNegativeOrDefault(tickOpts.max, me.max);
-
-		if (me.min === me.max) {
-			if (me.min !== 0 && me.min !== null) {
-				me.min = Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log10(me.min)) - 1);
-				me.max = Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log10(me.max)) + 1);
+		if (min === max) {
+			if (min !== 0 && min !== null) {
+				min = Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log10(min)) - 1);
+				max = Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log10(max)) + 1);
 			} else {
-				me.min = DEFAULT_MIN;
-				me.max = DEFAULT_MAX;
+				min = DEFAULT_MIN;
+				max = DEFAULT_MAX;
 			}
 		}
-		if (me.min === null) {
-			me.min = Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log10(me.max)) - 1);
+		if (min === null) {
+			min = Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log10(max)) - 1);
 		}
-		if (me.max === null) {
-			me.max = me.min !== 0
-				? Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log10(me.min)) + 1)
+		if (max === null) {
+			max = min !== 0
+				? Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log10(min)) + 1)
 				: DEFAULT_MAX;
 		}
 		if (me.minNotZero === null) {
-			if (me.min > 0) {
-				me.minNotZero = me.min;
-			} else if (me.max < 1) {
-				me.minNotZero = Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log10(me.max)));
+			if (min > 0) {
+				me.minNotZero = min;
+			} else if (max < 1) {
+				me.minNotZero = Math.pow(10, Math.floor(log10(max)));
 			} else {
 				me.minNotZero = DEFAULT_MIN;
 			}
 		}
+		me.min = min;
+		me.max = max;
 	},
 
 	buildTicks: function() {
@@ -129,8 +127,8 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 		var reverse = !me.isHorizontal();
 
 		var generationOptions = {
-			min: nonNegativeOrDefault(tickOpts.min),
-			max: nonNegativeOrDefault(tickOpts.max)
+			min: me._userMin,
+			max: me._userMax
 		};
 		var ticks = generateTicks(generationOptions, me);
 
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.time.js b/src/scales/scale.time.js
index c3d56680a17..d0bf44aca34 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.time.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.time.js
@@ -177,7 +177,11 @@ function interpolate(table, skey, sval, tkey) {
 	return prev[tkey] + offset;
 }
 
-function toTimestamp(scale, input) {
+function parse(scale, input) {
+	if (helpers.isNullOrUndef(input)) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	var adapter = scale._adapter;
 	var options = scale.options.time;
 	var parser = options.parser;
@@ -194,25 +198,15 @@ function toTimestamp(scale, input) {
 			: adapter.parse(value);
 	}
 
-	return value !== null ? +value : value;
-}
-
-function parse(scale, input) {
-	if (helpers.isNullOrUndef(input)) {
-		return null;
-	}
-
-	var options = scale.options.time;
-	var value = toTimestamp(scale, input);
 	if (value === null) {
 		return value;
 	}
 
 	if (options.round) {
-		value = +scale._adapter.startOf(value, options.round);
+		value = scale._adapter.startOf(value, options.round);
 	}
 
-	return value;
+	return +value;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -364,42 +358,60 @@ function ticksFromTimestamps(scale, values, majorUnit) {
 	return (ilen === 0 || !majorUnit) ? ticks : setMajorTicks(scale, ticks, map, majorUnit);
 }
 
-
 function getDataTimestamps(scale) {
 	var timestamps = scale._cache.data || [];
 	var i, ilen, metas;
 
-	if (!timestamps.length) {
-		metas = scale._getMatchingVisibleMetas();
-		for (i = 0, ilen = metas.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
-			timestamps = timestamps.concat(metas[i].controller._getAllParsedValues(scale));
-		}
-		timestamps = scale._cache.data = arrayUnique(timestamps).sort(sorter);
+	if (timestamps.length) {
+		return timestamps;
 	}
-	return timestamps;
+
+	metas = scale._getMatchingVisibleMetas();
+	for (i = 0, ilen = metas.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
+		timestamps = timestamps.concat(metas[i].controller._getAllParsedValues(scale));
+	}
+
+	// We can not assume data is in order or unique - not even for single dataset
+	// It seems to be somewhat faster to do sorting first
+	return (scale._cache.data = arrayUnique(timestamps.sort(sorter)));
 }
 
 function getLabelTimestamps(scale) {
 	var timestamps = scale._cache.labels || [];
 	var i, ilen, labels;
 
-	if (!timestamps.length) {
-		labels = scale._getLabels();
-		for (i = 0, ilen = labels.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
-			timestamps.push(parse(scale, labels[i]));
-		}
-		timestamps = scale._cache.labels = arrayUnique(timestamps).sort(sorter);
+	if (timestamps.length) {
+		return timestamps;
 	}
-	return timestamps;
+
+	labels = scale._getLabels();
+	for (i = 0, ilen = labels.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
+		timestamps.push(parse(scale, labels[i]));
+	}
+
+	// We could assume labels are in order and unique - but let's not
+	return (scale._cache.labels = arrayUnique(timestamps.sort(sorter)));
 }
 
 function getAllTimestamps(scale) {
 	var timestamps = scale._cache.all || [];
+	var label, data;
+
+	if (timestamps.length) {
+		return timestamps;
+	}
 
-	if (!timestamps.length) {
-		timestamps = getDataTimestamps(scale).concat(getLabelTimestamps(scale));
-		timestamps = scale._cache.all = arrayUnique(timestamps).sort(sorter);
+	data = getDataTimestamps(scale);
+	label = getLabelTimestamps(scale);
+	if (data.length && label.length) {
+		// If combining labels and data (data might not contain all labels),
+		// we need to recheck uniqueness and sort
+		timestamps = arrayUnique(data.concat(label).sort(sorter));
+	} else {
+		timestamps = data.length ? data : label;
 	}
+	timestamps = scale._cache.all = timestamps;
+
 	return timestamps;
 }
 
@@ -423,6 +435,24 @@ function getTimestampsForTicks(scale) {
 	return timestamps;
 }
 
+function getTimestampsForTable(scale) {
+	return scale.options.distribution === 'series'
+		? getAllTimestamps(scale)
+		: [scale.min, scale.max];
+}
+
+function getLabelBounds(scale) {
+	var min = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+	var max = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
+	var arr = getLabelTimestamps(scale);
+
+	if (arr.length) {
+		min = arr[0];
+		max = arr[arr.length - 1];
+	}
+	return {min, max};
+}
+
 /**
  * Return subset of `timestamps` between `min` and `max`.
  * Timestamps are assumend to be in sorted order.
@@ -501,7 +531,7 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 		if (raw === undefined) {
 			return NaN;
 		}
-		return toTimestamp(this, raw);
+		return parse(this, raw);
 	},
 
 	_parseObject: function(obj, axis, index) {
@@ -539,30 +569,35 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 
 	determineDataLimits: function() {
 		var me = this;
-		var adapter = me._adapter;
 		var options = me.options;
-		var tickOpts = options.ticks;
+		var adapter = me._adapter;
 		var unit = options.time.unit || 'day';
-		var min = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
-		var max = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
-		var minmax = me._getMinMax(false);
-		var i, ilen, labels;
-
-		min = Math.min(min, minmax.min);
-		max = Math.max(max, minmax.max);
-
-		labels = getLabelTimestamps(me);
-		for (i = 0, ilen = labels.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
-			min = Math.min(min, labels[i]);
-			max = Math.max(max, labels[i]);
+		var {min, max, minDefined, maxDefined} = me._getUserBounds();
+
+		function _applyBounds(bounds) {
+			if (!minDefined && !isNaN(bounds.min)) {
+				min = Math.min(min, bounds.min);
+			}
+			if (!maxDefined && !isNaN(bounds.max)) {
+				max = Math.max(max, bounds.max);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// If we have user provided `min` and `max` labels / data bounds can be ignored
+		if (!minDefined || !maxDefined) {
+			// Labels are always considered, when user did not force bounds
+			_applyBounds(getLabelBounds(me));
+
+			// If `bounds` is `'ticks'` and `ticks.source` is `'labels'`,
+			// data bounds are ignored (and don't need to be determined)
+			if (options.bounds !== 'ticks' || options.ticks.source !== 'labels') {
+				_applyBounds(me._getMinMax(false));
+			}
 		}
 
 		min = helpers.isFinite(min) && !isNaN(min) ? min : +adapter.startOf(Date.now(), unit);
 		max = helpers.isFinite(max) && !isNaN(max) ? max : +adapter.endOf(Date.now(), unit) + 1;
 
-		min = parse(me, tickOpts.min) || min;
-		max = parse(me, tickOpts.max) || max;
-
 		// Make sure that max is strictly higher than min (required by the lookup table)
 		me.min = Math.min(min, max);
 		me.max = Math.max(min + 1, max);
@@ -580,8 +615,8 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 		timestamps = getTimestampsForTicks(me);
 
 		if (options.bounds === 'ticks' && timestamps.length) {
-			me.min = parse(me, tickOpts.min) || timestamps[0];
-			me.max = parse(me, tickOpts.max) || timestamps[timestamps.length - 1];
+			me.min = me._userMin || timestamps[0];
+			me.max = me._userMax || timestamps[timestamps.length - 1];
 		}
 
 		min = me.min;
@@ -597,7 +632,7 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 			: determineUnitForFormatting(me, ticks.length, timeOpts.minUnit, me.min, me.max));
 		me._majorUnit = !tickOpts.major.enabled || me._unit === 'year' ? undefined
 			: determineMajorUnit(me._unit);
-		me._table = buildLookupTable(getAllTimestamps(me), min, max, distribution);
+		me._table = buildLookupTable(getTimestampsForTable(me), min, max, distribution);
 		me._offsets = computeOffsets(me._table, ticks, min, max, options);
 
 		if (tickOpts.reverse) {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/controller.line/clip/default-x-max.png b/test/fixtures/controller.line/clip/default-x-max.png
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index 70ad431e86a..f6601de6983 100644
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/controller.line/clip/default-y-max.png b/test/fixtures/controller.line/clip/default-y-max.png
index 1089e94bd6a..651e1a7d3c9 100644
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/controller.line/clip/default-y.png b/test/fixtures/controller.line/clip/default-y.png
index 6a1e9816fdc..923cf75aa87 100644
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diff --git a/test/specs/controller.bar.tests.js b/test/specs/controller.bar.tests.js
index b46352d9c19..def8879aee8 100644
--- a/test/specs/controller.bar.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/controller.bar.tests.js
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ describe('Chart.controllers.bar', function() {
 			var totalBarWidth = 0;
 			for (var i = 0; i < chart.data.datasets.length; i++) {
 				var bars = chart.getDatasetMeta(i).data;
-				for (var j = xScale.minIndex; j <= xScale.maxIndex; j++) {
+				for (var j = xScale.min; j <= xScale.max; j++) {
 					totalBarWidth += bars[j]._model.width;
 				}
 				if (stacked) {
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ describe('Chart.controllers.bar', function() {
 			var totalBarHeight = 0;
 			for (var i = 0; i < chart.data.datasets.length; i++) {
 				var bars = chart.getDatasetMeta(i).data;
-				for (var j = yScale.minIndex; j <= yScale.maxIndex; j++) {
+				for (var j = yScale.min; j <= yScale.max; j++) {
 					totalBarHeight += bars[j]._model.height;
 				}
 				if (stacked) {
diff --git a/test/specs/core.scale.tests.js b/test/specs/core.scale.tests.js
index d92ea698875..582f952d117 100644
--- a/test/specs/core.scale.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/core.scale.tests.js
@@ -581,4 +581,40 @@ describe('Core.scale', function() {
 		});
 
 	});
+
+	describe('min and max', function() {
+		it('should be limited to visible data', function() {
+			var chart = window.acquireChart({
+				type: 'scatter',
+				data: {
+					datasets: [{
+						data: [{x: 100, y: 100}, {x: -100, y: -100}]
+					}, {
+						data: [{x: 10, y: 10}, {x: -10, y: -10}]
+					}]
+				},
+				options: {
+					scales: {
+						xAxes: [{
+							id: 'x',
+							type: 'linear',
+							ticks: {
+								min: -20,
+								max: 20
+							}
+						}],
+						yAxes: [{
+							id: 'y',
+							type: 'linear'
+						}]
+					}
+				}
+			});
+
+			expect(chart.scales.x.min).toEqual(-20);
+			expect(chart.scales.x.max).toEqual(20);
+			expect(chart.scales.y.min).toEqual(-10);
+			expect(chart.scales.y.max).toEqual(10);
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/test/specs/scale.logarithmic.tests.js b/test/specs/scale.logarithmic.tests.js
index 58ff809b33d..78de94635d3 100644
--- a/test/specs/scale.logarithmic.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/scale.logarithmic.tests.js
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 				datasets: [{
 					data: [1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 0]
 				}],
-				labels: []
+				labels: ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']
 			},
 			options: {
 				scales: {
@@ -523,8 +523,8 @@ describe('Logarithmic Scale tests', function() {
 						id: 'yScale',
 						type: 'logarithmic',
 						ticks: {
-							min: '',
-							max: false,
+							min: 'zero',
+							max: null,
 							callback: function(value) {
 								return value;
 							}