diff --git a/plotly/plotlyfig.m b/plotly/plotlyfig.m
index a88c8d94..fe9a57af 100644
--- a/plotly/plotlyfig.m
+++ b/plotly/plotlyfig.m
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@
             
             % strip the style keys from data
             for d = 1:length(obj.data)
+                if strcmpi(obj.data{d}.type, 'scatter')
+                    return
+                end
                 obj.data{d} = obj.stripkeys(obj.data{d}, obj.data{d}.type, 'style');
             end