diff --git a/examples/spherical-mercator.html b/examples/spherical-mercator.html
index d2e38d3c37..7c05dbee14 100644
--- a/examples/spherical-mercator.html
+++ b/examples/spherical-mercator.html
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
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                 {'layers': 'factbook-overlay', 'format':'png'},
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+                    'opacity': 0.4,
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                 }
             );