diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Map.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Map.js
index 72b8fcaf..185fd7de 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Map.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Map.js
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ Ox.Map = function(options, self) {
     });
 
     if (window.google) {
-        initMap();
+        // timeout needed so that the map is in the DOM
+        setTimeout(initMap);
     } else if (window.googleCallback) {
         (function interval() {
             window.google ? initMap() : setTimeout(interval, 100);
@@ -874,14 +875,7 @@ Ox.Map = function(options, self) {
             google.maps.event.addListener(self.map, 'idle', mapChanged);
             google.maps.event.addListener(self.map, 'zoom_changed', zoomChanged);
             google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(self.map, 'tilesloaded', tilesLoaded);
-
-            // Google seems to sometimes set position to 'relative'
-            if (self.$map.css('position') == 'absolute') {
-                google.maps.event.trigger(self.map, 'resize');
-            } else {
-                self.$map.css({position: 'absolute'});
-                that.resizeMap();
-            }
+            google.maps.event.trigger(self.map, 'resize');
 
             // needed to get mouse x/y coordinates on marker mouseover,
             // see http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=2342