diff --git a/pkgs/maps/main.fnl b/pkgs/maps/main.fnl
index 67d6661..ae66529 100644
--- a/pkgs/maps/main.fnl
+++ b/pkgs/maps/main.fnl
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ label.readout {
             :lon 0
             :zoom 17
             :course 0 ; direction of travel
-            :orientation 0 ; map rotation angle from north
+            :orientation {:target 0 :actual 0} ; map rotation angle from north
             :tiles {}
             }
  )
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ label.readout {
                (draw-onto-map-surface bounds app-state.zoom)))))
 
     (g:translate (+ (/ viewport-width 2))  (+ (/ viewport-height 2)))
-    (g:rotate (* (/ (- 360 app-state.orientation) 180) math.pi))
+    (g:rotate (* (/ (- 360 app-state.orientation.actual) 180) math.pi))
     (g:translate (- (/ viewport-width 2))  (- (/ viewport-height 2)))
 
     (g:set_source_surface map-surface (- offset-x) (- offset-y))
@@ -302,10 +302,18 @@ label.readout {
       (when (not (bounds= old-bounds bounds))
         (fetch-tiles bounds app-state.tiles app-state.zoom)
         (set map-surface nil)))
-    (when (> (math.abs (- app-state.orientation app-state.course)) 20)
-      (set app-state.orientation
-           (+ app-state.orientation
-              (* 0.05 (- app-state.course app-state.orientation)))))
+
+    (when (> (math.abs (- app-state.orientation.target app-state.course)) 20)
+      (set app-state.orientation.target app-state.course)
+;      (-> state-widgets.rose (: :get_window) (: :invalidate_rect nil))
+      (set map-surface nil))
+
+    (when (not (= app-state.orientation.target app-state.orientation.actual))
+      (set app-state.orientation.actual
+           (+ app-state.orientation.actual
+              (* 0.05 (- app-state.orientation.target app-state.orientation.actual))))
+      )
+
     (each [name widget (pairs state-widgets)]
       (case name
         :speed (widget:set_label
@@ -341,7 +349,7 @@ label.readout {
                  (fn [self g]
                    (g:set_source_rgb 0.4 0.0 0.1)
                    (g:translate (// height 2) (// height 2))
-                   (g:rotate (* (/ (- app-state.course app-state.orientation)
+                   (g:rotate (* (/ (- app-state.course app-state.orientation.actual)
                                    180) math.pi))
                    (g:translate (// height -2) (// height -2))
                    (g:set_line_width 4)
@@ -373,7 +381,7 @@ label.readout {
                    (g:stroke)
 
                    (g:translate (// height 2) (// height 2))
-                   (g:rotate (- (deg->rad app-state.orientation)))
+                   (g:rotate (- (deg->rad app-state.orientation.actual)))
                    (g:translate (// height -2) (// height -2))
 
                    (g:set_line_width 2)