diff --git a/sw/ground_segment/cockpit/map2d.ml b/sw/ground_segment/cockpit/map2d.ml
index cd7c9586aa..94b19fcddb 100644
--- a/sw/ground_segment/cockpit/map2d.ml
+++ b/sw/ground_segment/cockpit/map2d.ml
@@ -724,8 +724,8 @@ let _ =
 
   (* Loading an initial map *)
   if !geo_ref <> "" then
-    set_georef_if_none geomap (Latlong.of_string !geo_ref)
-  else if !map_file <> "" then begin
+    set_georef_if_none geomap (Latlong.of_string !geo_ref);
+  if !map_file <> "" then begin
     let xml_map_file = if !map_file.[0] <> '/' then Filename.concat default_path_maps !map_file else !map_file in
     display_map geomap xml_map_file
   end;