diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp
index fe357660dd..ea7b442593 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ void MapWindow::addVisitedLocation(const std::string& name, int x, int y)
 {
     const int cellSize = 24;
 
-    Ogre::TexturePtr tex = Ogre::TextureManager::getSingleton ().getByName("GlobalMap.png");
+    int size = 24 * 61;
 
     MyGUI::IntCoord widgetCoord(
                 (x+30)*cellSize+6,
-                (tex->getHeight()-1) - (y+30)*cellSize+6,
+                (size-1) - (y+30)*cellSize+6,
                 12, 12);
 
 
@@ -351,9 +351,10 @@ void MapWindow::open()
 {
     mGlobalMapImage->setImageTexture("GlobalMap.png");
 
-    Ogre::TexturePtr tex = Ogre::TextureManager::getSingleton ().getByName("GlobalMap.png");
-    mGlobalMap->setCanvasSize (tex->getWidth(), tex->getHeight());
-    mGlobalMapImage->setSize(tex->getWidth(), tex->getHeight());
+    int size = 24 * 61;
+
+    mGlobalMap->setCanvasSize (size, size);
+    mGlobalMapImage->setSize(size, size);
 
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<mGlobalMapImage->getChildCount (); ++i)
     {
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ void MapWindow::open()
     /// \todo save this last position in the savegame?
     if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld ()->isCellExterior ())
     {
-        mPlayerArrowGlobal->setPosition(MyGUI::IntPoint(tex->getWidth() * worldX - 16, tex->getHeight() * worldY - 16));
+        mPlayerArrowGlobal->setPosition(MyGUI::IntPoint(size * worldX - 16, size * worldY - 16));
 
         MyGUI::ISubWidget* main = mPlayerArrowGlobal->getSubWidgetMain();
         MyGUI::RotatingSkin* rotatingSubskin = main->castType<MyGUI::RotatingSkin>();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp
index e9c473a299..a8b5b9cb90 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         MyGUI::Button* mEventBoxGlobal;
         MyGUI::Button* mEventBoxLocal;
 
-        int mGlobalMapSizeX;
-        int mGlobalMapSizeY;
-
     protected:
         virtual void onPinToggled();
     };
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp
index 90fd25aff3..72adb75792 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "globalmap.hpp"
 
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
 #include <OgreImage.h>
 #include <OgreTextureManager.h>
 #include <OgreColourValue.h>
@@ -23,10 +25,9 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     void GlobalMap::render ()
     {
+        Ogre::TexturePtr tex;
 
-        Ogre::TexturePtr tex = Ogre::TextureManager::getSingleton ().getByName ("GlobalMap.png");
-
-        if (tex.isNull ())
+        if (!boost::filesystem::exists(mCacheDir + "/GlobalMap.png"))
         {
 
             int cellSize = 24;
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ namespace MWRender
                 Ogre::TEX_TYPE_2D, width, height, 0, Ogre::PF_B8G8R8, Ogre::TU_DEFAULT);
             tex->loadImage(image);
         }
+        else
+            tex = Ogre::TextureManager::getSingleton ().getByName ("GlobalMap.png");
+
         tex->load();
     }