diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/search/map/map_location_picker.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/search/map/map_location_picker.page.dart
index 94e6627c98..a2c927c6bd 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/search/map/map_location_picker.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/search/map/map_location_picker.page.dart
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class MapLocationPickerPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
 
       var currentLatLng = LatLng(currentLocation.latitude, currentLocation.longitude);
       selectedLatLng.value = currentLatLng;
-      await controller.value?.animateCamera(CameraUpdate.newLatLng(currentLatLng));
+      await controller.value?.animateCamera(CameraUpdate.newLatLngZoom(currentLatLng, 12));
     }
 
     return MapThemeOverride(
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ class MapLocationPickerPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
                 borderRadius: BorderRadius.only(bottomLeft: Radius.circular(40), bottomRight: Radius.circular(40)),
               ),
               child: MapLibreMap(
-                initialCameraPosition: CameraPosition(target: initialLatLng, zoom: 12),
+                initialCameraPosition: CameraPosition(
+                  target: initialLatLng,
+                  zoom: (initialLatLng.latitude == 0 && initialLatLng.longitude == 0) ? 1 : 12,
+                ),
                 styleString: style,
                 onMapCreated: (mapController) => controller.value = mapController,
                 onStyleLoadedCallback: onStyleLoaded,