diff --git a/frontend_vue/src/components/ui/CustomMap.vue b/frontend_vue/src/components/ui/CustomMap.vue
index e308dafb7..22ebea288 100644
--- a/frontend_vue/src/components/ui/CustomMap.vue
+++ b/frontend_vue/src/components/ui/CustomMap.vue
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 const isLoading = ref(true);
 const openedMarkerID = ref();
 const mapRef = ref();
-const center = ref({ lat: 0, lng: 0 });
+const center = ref({ lat: -33.9221, lng: 18.4231 }); // Default to Cape Town
 
 function parseGeoInfoLocation(info: string) {
   const locationArray = info.split(',');