diff --git a/extras/helper_functions.py b/extras/helper_functions.py
index a5d604f3..30a23158 100644
--- a/extras/helper_functions.py
+++ b/extras/helper_functions.py
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ def make_confusion_matrix(y_true, y_pred, classes=None, figsize=(10, 10), text_s
          xlabel="Predicted label",
          ylabel="True label",
          xticks=np.arange(n_classes), # create enough axis slots for each class
-         yticks=np.arange(n_classes), 
-         xticklabels=labels, # axes will labeled with class names (if they exist) or ints
+         xticklabels=labels,
          yticklabels=labels)
   
   # Make x-axis labels appear on bottom
   ax.xaxis.set_label_position("bottom")
   ax.xaxis.tick_bottom()
+  ax.set_xticklabels(labels, rotation=90) # axes will labeled with class names (if they exist) or ints
 
   # Set the threshold for different colors
   threshold = (cm.max() + cm.min()) / 2.