diff --git a/modules/ui/init.js b/modules/ui/init.js
index 2dab1a569..801e0c461 100644
--- a/modules/ui/init.js
+++ b/modules/ui/init.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { tooltip } from '../util/tooltip';
 import { svgDefs, svgIcon } from '../svg/index';
 import { modeBrowse } from '../modes/index';
 import { behaviorHash } from '../behavior/index';
-import { utilSetDimensions } from '../util/dimensions';
+import { utilGetDimensions } from '../util/dimensions';
 
 import { uiAccount } from './account';
 import { uiAttribution } from './attribution';
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export function uiInit(context) {
         var mapDimensions = map.dimensions();
 
         function onResize() {
-            mapDimensions = utilSetDimensions(content, null);
+            mapDimensions = utilGetDimensions(content, true);
             map.dimensions(mapDimensions);
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/util/dimensions.js b/modules/util/dimensions.js
index 34aa656e1..bf835ff59 100644
--- a/modules/util/dimensions.js
+++ b/modules/util/dimensions.js
@@ -5,23 +5,24 @@ function refresh(selection, node) {
     return prop;
 }
 
-
-export function utilGetDimensions(selection) {
+export function utilGetDimensions(selection, force) {
     if (!selection || selection.empty()) {
         return [0, 0];
     }
-    var node = selection.node();
-    return selection.property('__dimensions__') || refresh(selection, node);
+    var node = selection.node(),
+        cached = selection.property('__dimensions__');
+    return (!cached || force) ? refresh(selection, node) : cached;
 }
 
 
 export function utilSetDimensions(selection, dimensions) {
     if (!selection || selection.empty()) {
-        return [0, 0];
+        return selection;
     }
     var node = selection.node();
     if (dimensions === null) {
-        return refresh(selection, node);
+        refresh(selection, node);
+        return selection;
     }
     return selection
         .property('__dimensions__', [dimensions[0], dimensions[1]])