diff --git a/examples/osm.html b/examples/osm.html
index 94f73a3bdf..d14a1bb004 100644
--- a/examples/osm.html
+++ b/examples/osm.html
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@
             map = new OpenLayers.Map( 'map');
             layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.OSM( "Simple OSM Map");
             map.addLayer(layer);
-            map.zoomToMaxExtent();
+            map.setCenter(
+                new OpenLayers.LonLat(-71.147, 42.472).transform(
+                    new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:4326"),
+                    map.getProjectionObject()
+                ), 12
+            );    
         }
     </script>
   </head>