diff --git a/plugins/lxc/lxc-multigraph b/plugins/lxc/lxc-multigraph
index 5ea96a40..817e32e0 100755
--- a/plugins/lxc/lxc-multigraph
+++ b/plugins/lxc/lxc-multigraph
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ lxc-multigraph - Plugin to monitor LXC containers (v2.0)
   [lxc-multigraph]
     user root
 
-    # memory usage of containers drawn as
-    # stacked area charts (changes graph
-    # order) -- defaults to false
-    # env.ram_display_stacked true
+    # The memory usage of containers are by default drawn as stacked area
+    # charts.  Alternatively a non-stacked graph with lines can be configured.
+    # Default: true
+    #env.ram_display_stacked true
 
     # lxc container path, default below
     #env.lxcpath /var/lib/lxc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ or GPLv3 license or later, at your option
 . $MUNIN_LIBDIR/plugins/plugin.sh
 
 lxcpath=${lxcpath:-/var/lib/lxc}
-ram_display_stacked=${ram_display_stacked:-false}
+ram_display_stacked=${ram_display_stacked:-true}
 
 
 # --- FUNCTIONS
@@ -309,10 +309,10 @@ EOF
 
    for n in $active_guests
    do
-      if [ "$ram_display_stacked" = "true" ]; then
-         draw_style="AREASTACK"
-      else
+      if [ "$ram_display_stacked" != "true" ]; then
          draw_style="LINE1"
+      else
+         draw_style="AREASTACK"
       fi
 
       cat <<EOF