diff --git a/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.ExternalAPI.js b/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.ExternalAPI.js
index 4abe9f9..a75b8cc 100644
--- a/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.ExternalAPI.js
+++ b/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.ExternalAPI.js
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ if(typeof VMM != 'undefined' && typeof VMM.ExternalAPI == 'undefined') {
 		
 		googlemaps: {
 			
-			maptype: "TERRAIN", 
+			maptype: "TERRAIN", // see also below for default if this is a google type
 			
 			setMapType: function(d) {
 				if (d != "") {
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ if(typeof VMM != 'undefined' && typeof VMM.ExternalAPI == 'undefined') {
 						layer				=	VMM.ExternalAPI.googlemaps.maptype;
 					}
 				} else {
-					layer					=	"toner";
+					layer				=	google.maps.MapTypeId['TERRAIN'];
 				}
 				
 				
diff --git a/source/js/VMM.Timeline.js b/source/js/VMM.Timeline.js
index 63dfa7c..ab8b430 100755
--- a/source/js/VMM.Timeline.js
+++ b/source/js/VMM.Timeline.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if(typeof VMM != 'undefined' && typeof VMM.Timeline == 'undefined') {
 			type: 					"timeline",
 			touch:					false,
 			orientation: 			"normal", 
-			maptype: 				"toner",
+			maptype: 				"",
 			version: 				"2.x", 
 			preload:				4,
 			current_slide:			0,