diff --git a/src/basic_recipes/tooltip.jl b/src/basic_recipes/tooltip.jl
index da84042a221..ef96f73b857 100644
--- a/src/basic_recipes/tooltip.jl
+++ b/src/basic_recipes/tooltip.jl
@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ function plot!(p::Tooltip{<:Tuple{<:VecTypes}})
         elseif placement in (:above, :up, :top)
             translate!(mp, Vec3f(o[1] + align * w[1], o[2], o[3]))
             rotate!(mp, Quaternionf(0,0,0,1)) # 0
+        elseif placement === :center
         else
-            placement === :center || @error "Tooltip placement $placement invalid. Assuming :above"
+            @error "Tooltip placement $placement invalid. Assuming :above"
             translate!(mp, Vec3f(o[1] + align * w[1], o[2], o[3]))
             rotate!(mp, Quaternionf(0,0,0,1))
         end
diff --git a/src/makielayout/blocks.jl b/src/makielayout/blocks.jl
index 3e680cb7b9d..2ab0489f0c2 100644
--- a/src/makielayout/blocks.jl
+++ b/src/makielayout/blocks.jl
@@ -653,9 +653,11 @@ function tooltip!(b::Block, str::AbstractString; placement=:above, kwargs...)
             bbox.origin + Point2f((0, bbox.widths[2]/2))
         elseif placement == :right
             bbox.origin + Point2f((bbox.widths[1], bbox.widths[2]/2))
-        else
-            placement == :center || warn("invalid value for tooltip_placement, using :center")
+        elseif placement == :center
             bbox.origin + Point2f((bbox.widths[1]/2, bbox.widths[2]/2))
+        else
+            @error("invalid value for tooltip_placement, using :above")
+            bbox.origin + Point2f((bbox.widths[1]/2, bbox.widths[2]))
         end
     end
     tt = tooltip!(b.blockscene, position, str; placement, kwargs...)
diff --git a/test/makielayout.jl b/test/makielayout.jl
index 03900957cc4..2f229887c2a 100644
--- a/test/makielayout.jl
+++ b/test/makielayout.jl
@@ -548,4 +548,6 @@ end
     tooltip!(t, "I'm a Toggle")
     a, s = scatter(f[1,2], [1,2,3])
     tooltip!(a, "I'm an Axis", placement = :center)
+    b = Button(f[1,3])
+    tooltip!(b, "I'm a Button", placement = :qwerty)
 end