diff --git a/src/aerialmap_display.cpp b/src/aerialmap_display.cpp
index 4733b05..4a2f2af 100644
--- a/src/aerialmap_display.cpp
+++ b/src/aerialmap_display.cpp
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ void AerialMapDisplay::transformAerialMap()
   }
 
   // the frame "map" is defined here: https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-0105.html#map
-  std::string const static frameMap = "map";
+  std::string const static frameMap = "base_point";
   std::string const frameNavSatFix = ref_fix_.header.frame_id;
 
   // rotation from the fixed frame into the map frame