diff --git a/js/server_status.js b/js/server_status.js
index 0480416ea9..8f6257bd23 100644
--- a/js/server_status.js
+++ b/js/server_status.js
@@ -376,6 +376,11 @@ $(function() {
     function getSettings(type) {
 
         var settings = {
+            grid: {
+                drawBorder: false,
+                shadow: false,
+                background: 'rgba(0,0,0,0)'
+            },
             axes: {
                 xaxis: {
                     renderer: $.jqplot.DateAxisRenderer,