diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 84c09c51b..ed0e4a6f2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 - Fixed handling of output of `sim.create()` (was wrong order)
 
+- Fixed undeclared var `dpi` in `plotShape()`
+
 # Version 1.0.5
 
 **New features**
diff --git a/netpyne/plotting/plotShape.py b/netpyne/plotting/plotShape.py
index b8498cd8c..3ed443c2b 100644
--- a/netpyne/plotting/plotShape.py
+++ b/netpyne/plotting/plotShape.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def plotShape(
     showElectrodes=False,
     synStyle='.',
     synSize=3,
+    synColor='red',
     dist=0.6,
     elev=90,
     azim=-90,
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ def plotShape(
     axisLabels=False,
     kind='shape',
     returnPlotter=False,
+    dpi=300,
     **kwargs
 ):
     """
@@ -250,7 +252,6 @@ def _set_axes_radius(ax, origin, radius):
 
         # Synapses
         if showSyns:
-            synColor = 'red'
             for cellPost in cellsPost:
                 for sec in list(cellPost.secs.values()):
                     for synMech in sec['synMechs']: