diff --git a/src/router/index.ts b/src/router/index.ts
index 3f9a3ff..b8b1be7 100644
--- a/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/src/router/index.ts
@@ -279,9 +279,7 @@ const errorHandler = (
 ) => {
   // Handle the error here
   console.error("Caught in top level error handler:", error, to, from);
-  alert(
-    "Something is very wrong. We'd love if you contacted us and let us know how you got here. Thank you!",
-  );
+  alert("Something is very wrong. Try reloading or restarting the app.");
 
   // You can also perform additional actions, such as displaying an error message or redirecting the user to a specific page
 };
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index e5864e6..5145870 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -302,9 +302,7 @@
         </p>
 
         <l-map
-          ref="map"
-          v-model:zoom="zoom"
-          :center="[userProfileLatitude, userProfileLongitude]"
+          ref="profileMap"
           class="!z-40 rounded-md"
           @click="
             (event: LeafletMouseEvent) => {
@@ -312,6 +310,7 @@
               userProfileLongitude = event.latlng.lng;
             }
           "
+          @ready="onMapReady"
         >
           <l-tile-layer
             url="https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
@@ -1797,6 +1796,12 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
+  onMapReady(map: L.Map) {
+    // doing this here instead of on the l-map element avoids a recentering after a drag then zoom at startup
+    const zoom = this.userProfileLatitude && this.userProfileLongitude ? 12 : 2;
+    map.setView([this.userProfileLatitude, this.userProfileLongitude], zoom);
+  }
+
   showProfileInfo() {
     this.$notify(
       {
diff --git a/src/views/DiscoverView.vue b/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
index d3d1f21..db43e71 100644
--- a/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
+++ b/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ export default class DiscoverView extends Vue {
   }
 
   async onMapReady(map: L.Map) {
-    // doing this here instead of the l-map element avoids a recentering after the first drag
+    // doing this here instead of on the l-map element avoids a recentering after a drag then zoom at startup
     map.setView([this.localCenterLat, this.localCenterLong], 2);
     this.requestTiles(map);
   }