diff --git a/R/process_meta.R b/R/process_meta.R
index 4afcb453..5f1ebc6a 100644
--- a/R/process_meta.R
+++ b/R/process_meta.R
@@ -208,30 +208,41 @@ process_meta = function(o, d, cdt, aux) {
 				rep(0, 4)
 			}
 			
-			grid.margins = if (grid.show && !grid.labels.inside.frame) {
-
+			
+				
+			grid.labels.show = rep(grid.labels.show, length.out = 2) # also happens in tmapGridGridPrep
+			if (grid.show && any(grid.labels.show) && !grid.labels.inside.frame) {
 				proj = sf::st_crs(bbx)
 				if (!is.na(o$grid.crs)) {
 					bbx_orig <- bbx
 					bbx <- suppressWarnings(bb(bbx, current.projection = proj, projection = o$grid.crs))
 				}
 
-				gridx = pretty30(bbx[c(1,3)], n=5, longlat = !is.na(o$grid.crs) && sf::st_is_longlat(proj))
-				gridy = pretty30(bbx[c(2,4)], n=5, longlat = !is.na(o$grid.crs) && sf::st_is_longlat(proj))
-				
-				xbbstringWin <- max(convertWidth(stringWidth(do.call("fancy_breaks", c(list(vec=gridx, intervals=FALSE), grid.labels.format))), "inch", valueOnly = TRUE)) * grid.labels.size
-				ybbstringWin <- max(convertWidth(stringWidth(do.call("fancy_breaks", c(list(vec=gridy, intervals=FALSE), grid.labels.format))), "inch", valueOnly = TRUE)) * grid.labels.size
-				
 				lineHin <- convertHeight(unit(grid.labels.size, "lines"), "inch", valueOnly=TRUE)
 				
-				xgridHin <- ifelse(!is.na(grid.labels.space.x), grid.labels.space.x * lineHin, ifelse(grid.labels.rot[1] %in% c(0, 180), 1.375 * lineHin, xbbstringWin + lineHin * .75) + grid.labels.margin.x * lineHin)
-				ygridWin <- ifelse(!is.na(grid.labels.space.y), grid.labels.space.y * lineHin, ifelse(grid.labels.rot[2] %in% c(0, 180), ybbstringWin + lineHin * .75, 1.375 * lineHin) + grid.labels.margin.y * lineHin)
+				if (grid.labels.show[1]) {
+					gridx = pretty30(bbx[c(1,3)], n=5, longlat = !is.na(o$grid.crs) && sf::st_is_longlat(proj))
+					xbbstringWin <- max(convertWidth(stringWidth(do.call("fancy_breaks", c(list(vec=gridx, intervals=FALSE), grid.labels.format))), "inch", valueOnly = TRUE)) * grid.labels.size
+					xgridHin <- ifelse(!is.na(grid.labels.space.x), grid.labels.space.x * lineHin, ifelse(grid.labels.rot[1] %in% c(0, 180), 1.375 * lineHin, xbbstringWin + lineHin * .75) + grid.labels.margin.x * lineHin)
+					
+				} else {
+					xgridHin = 0
+				}
+				
+				if (grid.labels.show[2]) {
+					gridy = pretty30(bbx[c(2,4)], n=5, longlat = !is.na(o$grid.crs) && sf::st_is_longlat(proj))
+					ybbstringWin <- max(convertWidth(stringWidth(do.call("fancy_breaks", c(list(vec=gridy, intervals=FALSE), grid.labels.format))), "inch", valueOnly = TRUE)) * grid.labels.size
+					ygridWin <- ifelse(!is.na(grid.labels.space.y), grid.labels.space.y * lineHin, ifelse(grid.labels.rot[2] %in% c(0, 180), ybbstringWin + lineHin * .75, 1.375 * lineHin) + grid.labels.margin.y * lineHin)
+				} else {
+					ygridWin = 0
+				}
 				
 				marks_new = c(xgridHin, ygridWin, xgridHin, ygridWin) / lin				
-				as.integer(c("bottom", "left", "top", "right") %in% grid.labels.pos) * marks_new * c(lineH, lineW, lineH, lineW)
+				grid.margins = as.integer(c("bottom", "left", "top", "right") %in% grid.labels.pos) * marks_new * c(lineH, lineW, lineH, lineW)
 			} else {
-				rep(0, 4)
+				grid.margins = rep(0, 4)
 			}
+			
 			between.marginH = between.margin * lineH
 			between.marginW = between.margin * lineW