diff --git a/spyder/plugins/plots/plugin.py b/spyder/plugins/plots/plugin.py
index d82ff10e5ec..dfdbef16cd6 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/plots/plugin.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/plots/plugin.py
@@ -118,4 +118,4 @@ def set_shellwidget(self, shellwidget):
         shellwidget: spyder.plugins.ipyconsole.widgets.shell.ShellWidget
             The shell widget.
         """
-        self.get_widget().add_shellwidget(shellwidget)
+        self.get_widget().set_shellwidget(shellwidget)