diff --git a/app/views/conferences/_venue_map.html.haml b/app/views/conferences/_venue_map.html.haml
index 9f34117f..708d5e46 100644
--- a/app/views/conferences/_venue_map.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/conferences/_venue_map.html.haml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - content_for(:script_body) do
   :javascript
     // create a map in the "map" div, set the view to a given place and zoom
-    var map = L.map('map', { scrollWheelZoom: false }).setView([#{h(@conference.venue.latitude)}, #{h(@conference.venue.longitude)}], 11);
+    var map = L.map('map', { scrollWheelZoom: false }).setView([#{@conference.venue.latitude.to_f + 0.05}, #{h(@conference.venue.longitude)}], 11);
     // add an OpenStreetMap tile layer
     L.tileLayer('//{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
       attribution: 'Map data &copy; <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>, Imagery © <a href="http://mapbox.com">Mapbox</a>',