diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 923340f5a..5d80aac18 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Not released
 
 - Allow to use custom version explictly in GoogleMap (not 'beta' by default now) [#550](https://github.com/CartoDB/carto-react/pull/550)
+- Fix lack of refresh in BarWidgetUI when modyfing yAxisData dinamically [#558](https://github.com/CartoDB/carto-react/pull/558)
 
 ## 1.5
 
diff --git a/packages/react-basemaps/src/basemaps/GoogleMap.js b/packages/react-basemaps/src/basemaps/GoogleMap.js
index 7be0fd8c3..f98e2f50c 100644
--- a/packages/react-basemaps/src/basemaps/GoogleMap.js
+++ b/packages/react-basemaps/src/basemaps/GoogleMap.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { debounce } from '@carto/react-core';
  * @param { function } props.onViewStateChange - (Optional) onViewStateChange handler
  * @param { string } props.apiKey - Google Maps API Key
  * @param { string } props.mapId - Google Maps custom mapId
- * @param { string } props.customVersion - (Optional) Google Maps custom version, that will be specified at url level. Eg: if customVersion === 'beta' it will use internally like https://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=beta
+ * @param { string } props.customVersion - (Optional) Google Maps custom version, that will be specified at url level. Eg: if customVersion === 'beta' it will use internally this: https://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=beta
  * @returns { JSX.Element } - Data returned from the SQL query execution
  */
 export function GoogleMap(props) {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function GoogleMap(props) {
     onViewStateChange,
     apiKey,
     mapId,
-    customVersion = null
+    customVersion = ''
   } = props;
   // based on https://publiuslogic.com/blog/google-maps+react-hooks/
   const containerRef = useRef();
diff --git a/packages/react-ui/src/widgets/BarWidgetUI.js b/packages/react-ui/src/widgets/BarWidgetUI.js
index e89b42e4c..2404ebcc3 100644
--- a/packages/react-ui/src/widgets/BarWidgetUI.js
+++ b/packages/react-ui/src/widgets/BarWidgetUI.js
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ function BarWidgetUI(props) {
         <ReactEcharts
           option={options}
           lazyUpdate={true}
+          notMerge={true}
           onEvents={onEvents}
           style={{ height }}
         />