diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/WellLog/RimEnsembleWellLogCurveSet.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/WellLog/RimEnsembleWellLogCurveSet.cpp
index 8bed00ec93..da080f5d5b 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/WellLog/RimEnsembleWellLogCurveSet.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/WellLog/RimEnsembleWellLogCurveSet.cpp
@@ -819,12 +819,26 @@ void RimEnsembleWellLogCurveSet::updateEnsembleCurves( const std::vector<RimWell
             }
 
             updateCurveColors();
+            setLogScaleFromSelectedResult( wellLogChannelName );
         }
     }
 
     plotTrack->updateLegend();
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RimEnsembleWellLogCurveSet::setLogScaleFromSelectedResult( const QString resVar )
+{
+    if ( resVar.toUpper().contains( "PERM" ) )
+    {
+        RimWellLogTrack* track = nullptr;
+        this->firstAncestorOrThisOfType( track );
+        if ( track ) track->setLogarithmicScale( true );
+    }
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/WellLog/RimEnsembleWellLogCurveSet.h b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/WellLog/RimEnsembleWellLogCurveSet.h
index beb5642f7d..6b2f6c30c8 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/WellLog/RimEnsembleWellLogCurveSet.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/WellLog/RimEnsembleWellLogCurveSet.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ private:
     void connectEnsembleCurveSetFilterSignals();
     void onFilterSourceChanged( const caf::SignalEmitter* emitter );
     void onEnsembleCurvesAppearanceChanged( const caf::SignalEmitter* emitter );
+    void setLogScaleFromSelectedResult( const QString resVar );
 
 private:
     caf::PdmField<bool> m_showCurves;