diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDetector.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDetector.ts
index 65a011c7a..e267c710a 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDetector.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDetector.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { DiagramDetector } from '../../diagram-api/types';
 
 export const pieDetector: DiagramDetector = (txt) => {
-  return txt.match(/^\s*pie/) !== null;
+  const logOutput = txt.match(/^\s*pie/) !== null || txt.match(/^\s*bar/) !== null;
+  return logOutput;
 };