diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts
index b1996d8ffc9..b73a3bb32bd 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ class SingleStatCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
           lines: {
             show: true,
             fill: 1,
+            zero: false,
             lineWidth: 1,
             fillColor: panel.sparkline.fillColor,
           },