diff --git a/taxonium_component/src/Deck.jsx b/taxonium_component/src/Deck.jsx
index a9c6f1cf..eeeb91d5 100644
--- a/taxonium_component/src/Deck.jsx
+++ b/taxonium_component/src/Deck.jsx
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ function Deck({
   deckRef,
   jbrowseRef,
   setAdditionalColorMapping,
+  mouseDownIsMinimap,
+  setMouseDownIsMinimap
+
 }) {
   const zoomReset = view.zoomReset;
   const snapshot = useSnapshot(deckRef);
@@ -75,7 +78,6 @@ function Deck({
   );
   const [treenomeReferenceInfo, setTreenomeReferenceInfo] = useState(null);
 
-  const [mouseDownIsMinimap, setMouseDownIsMinimap] = useState(false);
 
   const mouseDownPos = useRef();
 
@@ -109,6 +111,9 @@ function Deck({
         y: event.nativeEvent.offsetY,
         radius: 10,
       });
+      if (event._reactName === "onPointerUp") {
+        setMouseDownIsMinimap(false);
+      }
 
       if (event._reactName === "onPointerDown") {
         if (pickInfo && pickInfo.viewport.id === "minimap") {
@@ -134,8 +139,10 @@ function Deck({
         pickInfo.viewport.id === "minimap" &&
         mouseDownIsMinimap
       ) {
+        
         onViewStateChange({
           oldViewState: viewState,
+          specialMinimap:true,
           viewState: {
             ...viewState,
             target: [
diff --git a/taxonium_component/src/Taxonium.jsx b/taxonium_component/src/Taxonium.jsx
index e974c874..f1da7b03 100644
--- a/taxonium_component/src/Taxonium.jsx
+++ b/taxonium_component/src/Taxonium.jsx
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ function Taxonium({
 
   const deckRef = useRef();
   const jbrowseRef = useRef();
+  const [mouseDownIsMinimap, setMouseDownIsMinimap] = useState(false);
 
   const [deckSize, setDeckSize] = useState(null);
   const settings = useSettings({ query, updateQuery });
-  const view = useView({ settings, deckSize, deckRef, jbrowseRef });
+  const view = useView({ settings, deckSize, deckRef, jbrowseRef, mouseDownIsMinimap });
 
   const url_on_fail = URL_ON_FAIL ? URL_ON_FAIL : null;
 
@@ -194,6 +195,8 @@ function Taxonium({
             isCurrentlyOutsideBounds={isCurrentlyOutsideBounds}
             treenomeState={treenomeState}
             deckRef={deckRef}
+            mouseDownIsMinimap={mouseDownIsMinimap}
+            setMouseDownIsMinimap={setMouseDownIsMinimap}
             jbrowseRef={jbrowseRef}
             setAdditionalColorMapping={setAdditionalColorMapping}
           />
diff --git a/taxonium_component/src/hooks/useView.jsx b/taxonium_component/src/hooks/useView.jsx
index e864543f..88e47300 100644
--- a/taxonium_component/src/hooks/useView.jsx
+++ b/taxonium_component/src/hooks/useView.jsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class MyOrthographicController extends OrthographicController {
   }
 }
 
-const useView = ({ settings, deckSize, deckRef, jbrowseRef }) => {
+const useView = ({ settings, deckSize, deckRef, jbrowseRef, mouseDownIsMinimap }) => {
   const [zoomAxis, setZoomAxis] = useState("Y");
   const [xzoom, setXzoom] = useState(window.screen.width < 600 ? -1 : 0);
   globalSetZoomAxis = setZoomAxis;
@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ const useView = ({ settings, deckSize, deckRef, jbrowseRef }) => {
       oldViewState,
       basicTarget,
       overrideZoomAxis,
+      specialMinimap
+      
     }) => {
+      
       if (!deckSize) {
         return;
       }
@@ -248,6 +251,11 @@ const useView = ({ settings, deckSize, deckRef, jbrowseRef }) => {
       const newScaleY = 2 ** newViewState.zoom;
       // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
 
+      if(mouseDownIsMinimap && !specialMinimap &&oldScaleY === newScaleY){
+       
+        return;
+      }
+
       let newScaleX = 2 ** xzoom;
       if (basicTarget) {
         newViewState.target[0] =