diff --git a/examples/test.png b/examples/test.png
index 5210903..374737f 100644
Binary files a/examples/test.png and b/examples/test.png differ
diff --git a/examples/test_buffer.png b/examples/test_buffer.png
index d2ad8c2..0e44af7 100644
Binary files a/examples/test_buffer.png and b/examples/test_buffer.png differ
diff --git a/geopandas/geoseries.py b/geopandas/geoseries.py
index bbf4c3b..882ea44 100644
--- a/geopandas/geoseries.py
+++ b/geopandas/geoseries.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     ax = g.plot()
     ax.set_xlim([-0.5, 3.5])
     ax.set_ylim([-0.5, 1.5])
-    plt.savefig('test.png', dpi=dpi)
+    plt.savefig('test.png', dpi=dpi, bbox_inches='tight')
     g.buffer(0.5).plot()
-    plt.savefig('test_buffer.png', dpi=dpi)
+    plt.savefig('test_buffer.png', dpi=dpi, bbox_inches='tight')
     plt.show()