diff --git a/R/apexcharter.R b/R/apexcharter.R
index 5325631..4975bb9 100644
--- a/R/apexcharter.R
+++ b/R/apexcharter.R
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ add_locale_apex <- function(widget) {
 #' @param options_redrawPaths When the chart is re-rendered,
 #'  should it draw from the existing paths or completely redraw 
 #'  the chart paths from the beginning. By default, the chart 
-#'  is re-rendered from the existing paths 
+#'  is re-rendered from the existing paths.
 #' 
 #' @export
 config_update <- function(series_animate = TRUE, 
                           update_options = FALSE, 
                           options_animate = TRUE, 
-                          options_redrawPaths = FALSE) {
+                          options_redrawPaths = TRUE) {
   list(
     series_animate = series_animate, 
     update_options = update_options, 
diff --git a/inst/htmlwidgets/apexcharter.js b/inst/htmlwidgets/apexcharter.js
index f4a319e..648d315 100644
--- a/inst/htmlwidgets/apexcharter.js
+++ b/inst/htmlwidgets/apexcharter.js
@@ -135,6 +135,21 @@ HTMLWidgets.widget({
         if (!axOpts.chart.hasOwnProperty("parentHeightOffset")) {
           axOpts.chart.parentHeightOffset = 0;
         }
+        
+        // added events to remove minheight container
+        if (!axOpts.chart.hasOwnProperty("events")) {
+          axOpts.chart.events = {};
+        }
+        if (!axOpts.chart.events.hasOwnProperty("mounted")) {
+          axOpts.chart.events.mounted = function(chartContext, config) {
+            el.style.minHeight = 0;
+          };
+        }
+        if (!axOpts.chart.events.hasOwnProperty("updated")) {
+          axOpts.chart.events.updated = function(chartContext, config) {
+            el.style.minHeight = 0;
+          };
+        }
 
         if (x.hasOwnProperty("shinyEvents") & HTMLWidgets.shinyMode) {
           if (!axOpts.hasOwnProperty("chart")) {
@@ -226,8 +241,10 @@ HTMLWidgets.widget({
           apexchart.render();
         } else {
           if (x.auto_update) {
+            //console.log(x.auto_update);
             apexchart.updateSeries(axOpts.series, x.auto_update.series_animate);
             if (x.auto_update.update_options) {
+              delete axOpts.series;
               apexchart.updateOptions(
                 axOpts,
                 x.auto_update.options_redrawPaths,
diff --git a/man/config_update.Rd b/man/config_update.Rd
index 4af8909..1f2725d 100644
--- a/man/config_update.Rd
+++ b/man/config_update.Rd
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config_update(
   series_animate = TRUE,
   update_options = FALSE,
   options_animate = TRUE,
-  options_redrawPaths = FALSE
+  options_redrawPaths = TRUE
 )
 }
 \arguments{