diff --git a/js/id/id.js b/js/id/id.js
index 571e3a8da..2257c03d2 100644
--- a/js/id/id.js
+++ b/js/id/id.js
@@ -145,7 +145,12 @@ var iD = function(container) {
     });
 
     var hash = iD.Hash().map(map);
-    if (!hash.hadHash) map.setZoom(20).center([-77.02405, 38.87952]);
+
+    if (!hash.hadHash) {
+        map.zoom(20)
+            .center([-77.02405, 38.87952]);
+    }
+
     d3.select('.user').call(iD.userpanel(connection)
         .on('logout', connection.logout)
         .on('login', connection.authenticate));
diff --git a/js/id/renderer/hash.js b/js/id/renderer/hash.js
index 748ae5af0..67138539e 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/hash.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/hash.js
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ iD.Hash = function() {
         if (args.length < 3 || args.some(isNaN)) {
             return true; // replace bogus hash
         } else {
-            map.setZoom(args[0])
+            map.zoom(args[0])
                 .center([args[2], Math.min(lat, Math.max(-lat, args[1]))]);
         }
     };
 
     var formatter = function(map) {
         var center = map.center(),
-            zoom = map.getZoom(),
+            zoom = map.zoom(),
             precision = Math.max(0, Math.ceil(Math.log(zoom) / Math.LN2));
         return '#?map=' + zoom.toFixed(2) +
             '/' + center[1].toFixed(precision) +
diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index 337d1b693..08f07291f 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ iD.Map = function(elem, connection) {
 
     function drawVector(only) {
         if (surface.style(transformProp) != 'none') return;
-        var z = getZoom(),
+        var z = map.zoom(),
             all = [], ways = [], areas = [], points = [], waynodes = [],
             extent = getExtent(),
             graph = map.history.graph();
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ iD.Map = function(elem, connection) {
             dispatch.move(map);
             tilegroup.call(background);
         }
-        if (getZoom() > 16) {
+        if (map.zoom() > 16) {
             download();
             drawVector(only);
         } else {
@@ -464,15 +464,15 @@ iD.Map = function(elem, connection) {
         return [l[0] * scale + translate[0], l[1] * scale + translate[1]];
     }
 
-    function getZoom(zoom) {
-        return Math.max(Math.log(projection.scale()) / Math.log(2) - 7, 0);
-    }
-
     function pxCenter() {
         return [dimensions[0] / 2, dimensions[0] / 2];
     }
 
-    function setZoom(z) {
+    map.zoom = function(z) {
+        if (!arguments.length) {
+            return Math.max(Math.log(projection.scale()) / Math.log(2) - 7, 0);
+        }
+
         // summary:	Redraw the map at a new zoom level.
         var scale = 256 * Math.pow(2, z - 1);
         var center = pxCenter();
@@ -489,10 +489,11 @@ iD.Map = function(elem, connection) {
 
         redraw();
         return map;
-    }
+    };
+
+    map.zoomIn = function() { return map.zoom(Math.ceil(map.zoom() + 1)); };
+    map.zoomOut = function() { return map.zoom(Math.floor(map.zoom() - 1)); };
 
-    function zoomIn() { return setZoom(Math.ceil(getZoom() + 1)); }
-    function zoomOut() { return setZoom(Math.floor(getZoom() - 1)); }
     function center(loc) {
         if (!arguments.length) {
             return projection.invert(pxCenter());
@@ -520,10 +521,6 @@ iD.Map = function(elem, connection) {
     map.background = background;
     map.center = center;
     map.centre = center;
-    map.getZoom = getZoom;
-    map.setZoom = setZoom;
-    map.zoomIn = zoomIn;
-    map.zoomOut = zoomOut;
 
     map.projection = projection;
     map.size = setSize;
@@ -541,7 +538,6 @@ iD.Map = function(elem, connection) {
 
     setSize(parent.size());
     hideInspector();
-    redraw();
 
     return d3.rebind(map, dispatch, 'on', 'move', 'update');
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/Map.js b/test/spec/Map.js
index 0b91b43d2..ffb917bab 100644
--- a/test/spec/Map.js
+++ b/test/spec/Map.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 describe('Map', function() {
-    var node, foo;
+    var map, foo;
 
     beforeEach(function() {
         foo = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('div'));
@@ -11,10 +11,26 @@ describe('Map', function() {
         foo.parentNode.removeChild(foo);
     });
 
-    describe('#getZoom', function() {
-        it('reports zoom level', function() {
-            expect(map.setZoom(4)).toEqual(map);
-            expect(map.getZoom()).toEqual(4);
+    describe('#zoom', function() {
+        it('gets and sets zoom level', function() {
+            expect(map.zoom(4)).toEqual(map);
+            expect(map.zoom()).toEqual(4);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('#zoomIn', function() {
+        it('increments zoom', function() {
+            expect(map.zoom(4)).toEqual(map);
+            expect(map.zoomIn()).toEqual(map);
+            expect(map.zoom()).toEqual(5);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('#zoomOut', function() {
+        it('decrements zoom', function() {
+            expect(map.zoom(4)).toEqual(map);
+            expect(map.zoomOut()).toEqual(map);
+            expect(map.zoom()).toEqual(3);
         });
     });
 
@@ -36,15 +52,4 @@ describe('Map', function() {
             expect(map.getExtent()[1][0]).toBeCloseTo(36);
         });
     });
-
-    describe('#zoomIn', function() {
-        it('changes reported zoom level', function() {
-            expect(map.setZoom(4)).toEqual(map);
-            expect(map.getZoom()).toEqual(4);
-            expect(map.zoomOut()).toEqual(map);
-            expect(map.getZoom()).toEqual(3);
-            expect(map.zoomIn()).toEqual(map);
-            expect(map.getZoom()).toEqual(4);
-        });
-    });
 });