diff --git a/src/plots/geo/geo.js b/src/plots/geo/geo.js
index 00088cf9b03..96e33c664d9 100644
--- a/src/plots/geo/geo.js
+++ b/src/plots/geo/geo.js
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ proto.updateProjection = function(geoCalcData, fullLayout) {
 
             var projType = projLayout.type;
             var lonHalfSpan = (constants.lonaxisSpan[projType] / 2) || 180;
-            var latHalfSpan = (constants.lataxisSpan[projType] / 2) || 180;
+            var latHalfSpan = (constants.lataxisSpan[projType] / 2) || 90;
 
             lonaxisRange = [midLon - lonHalfSpan, midLon + lonHalfSpan];
             lataxisRange = [midLat - latHalfSpan, midLat + latHalfSpan];
diff --git a/test/image/baselines/geo_fitbounds-locations.png b/test/image/baselines/geo_fitbounds-locations.png
index da9bd72700a..b7bf79e56e4 100644
Binary files a/test/image/baselines/geo_fitbounds-locations.png and b/test/image/baselines/geo_fitbounds-locations.png differ