diff --git a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BaseMapActivity.java b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BaseMapActivity.java
index 5a0d5bc8..8f74553f 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BaseMapActivity.java
+++ b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BaseMapActivity.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.oscim.android.test;
 import org.oscim.android.MapActivity;
 import org.oscim.android.MapView;
 import org.oscim.android.cache.TileCache;
+import org.oscim.core.MapPosition;
 import org.oscim.layers.tile.vector.VectorTileLayer;
 import org.oscim.theme.VtmThemes;
 import org.oscim.tiling.TileSource;
@@ -64,6 +65,13 @@ public class BaseMapActivity extends MapActivity {
 			mTileSource.setCache(mCache);
 		}
 		mBaseLayer = mMap.setBaseMap(mTileSource);
+
+		/* set initial position on first run */
+		MapPosition pos = new MapPosition();
+		mMap.getMapPosition(pos);
+		if (pos.x == 0.5 && pos.y == 0.5)
+			mMap.setMapPosition(53.08, 8.83, Math.pow(2, 16));
+
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BitmapTileMapActivity.java b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BitmapTileMapActivity.java
index 8a157529..035b8812 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BitmapTileMapActivity.java
+++ b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BitmapTileMapActivity.java
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ public class BitmapTileMapActivity extends MapActivity {
 
 		mBitmapLayer = new BitmapTileLayer(mMap, mTileSource);
 		mMap.layers().add(mBitmapLayer);
-
-		mMap.setMapPosition(0, 0, 1 << 2);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/S3DBMapActivity.java b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/S3DBMapActivity.java
index 3a388cca..2f655620 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/S3DBMapActivity.java
+++ b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/S3DBMapActivity.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public class S3DBMapActivity extends BaseMapActivity {
 
 		mMap.layers().add(new S3DBLayer(mMap, ts));
 		mMap.layers().add(new LabelLayer(mMap, mBaseLayer));
-		mMap.setMapPosition(53.08, 8.83, Math.pow(2, 14));
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/SimpleMapActivity.java b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/SimpleMapActivity.java
index 73e35a81..00d9357e 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/SimpleMapActivity.java
+++ b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/SimpleMapActivity.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import org.oscim.layers.tile.vector.BuildingLayer;
 import org.oscim.layers.tile.vector.labeling.LabelLayer;
 import org.oscim.map.Layers;
+import org.oscim.map.Map;
 import org.oscim.theme.VtmThemes;
 
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -27,19 +28,17 @@ public class SimpleMapActivity extends BaseMapActivity {
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+		Map m = this.map();
 
 		Layers layers = mMap.layers();
 		layers.add(new BuildingLayer(mMap, mBaseLayer));
 		layers.add(new LabelLayer(mMap, mBaseLayer));
-
 		//layers.add(new TileGridLayer(mMap));
 
-		mMap.setTheme(VtmThemes.DEFAULT);
+		m.setTheme(VtmThemes.DEFAULT);
 		//mMap.setTheme(VtmThemes.TRONRENDER);
 		//mMap.setTheme(VtmThemes.TRON2);
 		//mMap.setTheme(VtmThemes.OSMARENDER);
-
-		mMap.setMapPosition(53.08, 8.83, Math.pow(2, 10));
 	}
 
 	// Stress testing
diff --git a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/ThemeStylerActivity.java b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/ThemeStylerActivity.java
index 6103b59a..2b54f0c8 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/ThemeStylerActivity.java
+++ b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/ThemeStylerActivity.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public class ThemeStylerActivity extends BaseMapActivity implements OnSeekBarCha
 		layers.add(new LabelLayer(mMap, mBaseLayer));
 
 		mMap.setTheme(VtmThemes.DEFAULT);
-		mMap.setMapPosition(53.08, 8.83, Math.pow(2, 10));
 	}
 
 	class ModStyleVisitor extends RuleVisitor {