diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/geometry.py b/manimlib/mobject/geometry.py
index e7aa0d6a..8ad462ce 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/geometry.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/geometry.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class Ellipse(Circle):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         Circle.__init__(self, **kwargs)
         self.set_width(self.width, stretch=True)
-        self.set_height(self.width, stretch=True)
+        self.set_height(self.height, stretch=True)
 
 
 class AnnularSector(Arc):