diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/places.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/places.js.erb
index 7f321a33d..55f480b62 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/places.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/places.js.erb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ nominatim_user_agent_email = "<%= Growstuff::Application.config.user_agent_email
 L.Icon.Default.imagePath = '/assets'
 
 if (location.pathname === places_base_path) { //places index page
-  map = L.map('map').setView([0.0, -0.0], 2);
-  showMap(map);
+  placesmap = L.map('placesmap').setView([0.0, -0.0], 2);
+  showMap(placesmap);
 } else { // specific place page
   place = location.pathname.replace(places_base_path + "/", '');
   nominatim_query_url = nominatim_base_url + place;
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@ if (location.pathname === places_base_path) { //places index page
     email: nominatim_user_agent_email
   };
   $.getJSON(nominatim_query_url, nominatim_options, function(data) {
-    map = L.map('map').setView([data[0].lat, data[0].lon], 5);
-    showMap(map);
+    placesmap = L.map('map').setView([data[0].lat, data[0].lon], 5);
+    showMap(placesmap);
   })
 }
 
-function showMap(map) {
+function showMap(placesmap) {
   L.tileLayer(base_url, {
     attribution: 'Map data &copy; <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors under <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">ODbL</a> | Map imagery &copy; <a href="http://mapbox.com">Mapbox</a>',
     maxZoom: 18
-  }).addTo(map);
+  }).addTo(placesmap);
   markers = new L.MarkerClusterGroup({showCoverageOnHover: false, maxClusterRadius: 20 });
 
   $.getJSON(things_to_map, function(members) {
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ function showMap(map) {
     });
   });
 
-  map.addLayer(markers);
+  placesmap.addLayer(markers);
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.less b/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.less
index ffb81e6fc..3879c9d7b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.less
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.less
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ p.stats {
   margin-left: 0px;
 }
 
-#map, #cropmap {
+#placesmap, #cropmap {
   height: 500px;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/views/places/index.html.haml b/app/views/places/index.html.haml
index 6b3e0d73c..94f8ab6f0 100644
--- a/app/views/places/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/places/index.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 -content_for :title, "Places"
 
-%div#map
+%div#placesmap