diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 6ffbe3cb..c0c9ef7f 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ window.MOD_TYPE = {RES_SHIELD:'Shield', MULTIHACK:'Multi-hack', FORCE_AMP:'Force
 window.ACCESS_INDICATOR_COLOR = 'orange';
 window.RANGE_INDICATOR_COLOR = 'red'
 
-
+// min zoom for intel map - should match that used by stock intel
+window.MIN_ZOOM = 3;
 
 window.DEFAULT_PORTAL_IMG = '//commondatastorage.googleapis.com/ingress.com/img/default-portal-image.png';
 //window.NOMINATIM = '//nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&limit=1&q=';