diff --git a/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm b/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm
index 2375e139ff3..8e26030a53c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mapping/map_template.dm
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
 		affected_turf.levelupdate()
 
 /datum/map_template/proc/load_new_z()
-	var/x = round((world.maxx - width)/2)
-	var/y = round((world.maxy - height)/2)
+	var/x = round((world.maxx - width) * 0.5) + 1
+	var/y = round((world.maxy - height) * 0.5) + 1
 
 	var/datum/space_level/level = SSmapping.add_new_zlevel(name, list(ZTRAIT_AWAY = TRUE))
 	var/datum/parsed_map/parsed = load_map(file(mappath), x, y, level.z_value, no_changeturf=(SSatoms.initialized == INITIALIZATION_INSSATOMS), placeOnTop=TRUE)