diff --git a/htdocs/js/metadata-view.js b/htdocs/js/metadata-view.js
index d61ff2f9..7182f6ee 100644
--- a/htdocs/js/metadata-view.js
+++ b/htdocs/js/metadata-view.js
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ function initialize() {
 function setRectangle(east,west,south,north){
 	
 	if(east.toFixed(1) != west.toFixed(1) && south.toFixed(1)!= north.toFixed(1) ){
-		RemoveRectangle();
 		
 		bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(
 		  new google.maps.LatLng(south,west),
@@ -273,8 +272,8 @@ function setRectangle(east,west,south,north){
 		});
 		
 		rectangle.setMap(map);
+
 	}else{
-		RemoveRectangle();
 		
 		var position = new google.maps.LatLng(south,east);
 		
@@ -285,5 +284,9 @@ function setRectangle(east,west,south,north){
 		
 		markers.push(marker);
 	}
-
+	
+	var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
+ 	bounds.extend(new google.maps.LatLng(south,west));
+ 	bounds.extend(new google.maps.LatLng(north,east));
+	map.fitBounds(bounds); 
 }
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