diff --git a/tests/manual/dateline-sketch.html b/tests/manual/dateline-sketch.html
index f2e4a0a859..86e14287a7 100644
--- a/tests/manual/dateline-sketch.html
+++ b/tests/manual/dateline-sketch.html
@@ -14,35 +14,8 @@
     </style>
 
     <script src="../../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript">
-
-// make map available for easy debugging
-var map;
-
-function init(){
-    var options = {
-        projection: new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:900913"),
-        units: "m",
-        maxResolution: 156543.0339,
-        maxExtent: new OpenLayers.Bounds(-20037508, -20037508, 20037508, 20037508)
-    };
-    map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', options);
-
-    var osm = new OpenLayers.Layer.OSM(
-        "OSM", null, {wrapDateLine: true}
-    );
-    var vector = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Editable Vectors");
-
-    map.addLayers([osm, vector]);
-    map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.EditingToolbar(vector));
-
-    var extent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(15849982.183008, -11368938.517442, -14206280.326992, -1350184.3474418);
-    map.zoomToExtent(extent);
-}
-
-    </script>
   </head>
-  <body onload="init()">
+  <body>
     <h1 id="title">OpenLayers sketch handlers crossing the dateline example</h1>
 
     <div id="tags">
@@ -58,5 +31,24 @@ function init(){
 
     <div id="docs">
     </div>
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+
+        var base = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("marble", 
+            "http://demo.opengeo.org/geoserver/wms",
+            {layers: "topp:naturalearth"},
+            {wrapDateLine: true}
+        );
+
+        var vector = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Editable Vectors");
+
+        map.addLayers([base, vector]);
+        map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.EditingToolbar(vector));
+
+        map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(-179, 0), 2);
+
+        </script>
+
   </body>
 </html>
