diff --git a/src/map/map.cpp b/src/map/map.cpp
index 73a89fca8..568510224 100644
--- a/src/map/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map/map.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ void Map::loadSettings() {
     transform.setAngle(settings.angle);
     transform.setScale(settings.scale);
     transform.setLonLat(settings.longitude, settings.latitude);
-    style.cascade(transform.getNormalizedZoom());
     update();
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ void Map::stopPanning() {
 
 void Map::scaleBy(double ds, double cx, double cy, double duration) {
     transform.scaleBy(ds, cx, cy, duration);
-    style.cascade(transform.getNormalizedZoom());
     update();
 
     transform.getLonLat(settings.longitude, settings.latitude);
@@ -131,7 +129,6 @@ void Map::getLonLat(double& lon, double& lat) const {
 
 void Map::setLonLatZoom(double lon, double lat, double zoom, double duration) {
     transform.setLonLatZoom(lon, lat, zoom, duration);
-    style.cascade(transform.getNormalizedZoom());
     update();
 
     transform.getLonLat(settings.longitude, settings.latitude);
@@ -145,7 +142,6 @@ void Map::getLonLatZoom(double& lon, double& lat, double& zoom) const {
 
 void Map::setScale(double scale, double cx, double cy, double duration) {
     transform.setScale(scale, cx, cy, duration);
-    style.cascade(transform.getNormalizedZoom());
     update();
 
     transform.getLonLat(settings.longitude, settings.latitude);
@@ -155,7 +151,6 @@ void Map::setScale(double scale, double cx, double cy, double duration) {
 
 void Map::setZoom(double zoom, double duration) {
     transform.setZoom(zoom, duration);
-    style.cascade(transform.getNormalizedZoom());
     update();
 
     transform.getLonLat(settings.longitude, settings.latitude);
@@ -209,7 +204,6 @@ void Map::resetPosition() {
     transform.setAngle(0);
     transform.setLonLat(0, 0);
     transform.setZoom(0);
-    style.cascade(transform.getNormalizedZoom());
     update();
 
     transform.getLonLat(settings.longitude, settings.latitude);
@@ -234,7 +228,13 @@ void Map::cancelAnimations() {
 }
 
 void Map::update() {
+    // Loads new tiles and removes old ones.
     updateTiles();
+
+    // Updates the stylesheet to the new zoom level
+    style.cascade(transform.getNormalizedZoom());
+
+    // Schedules a repaint
     platform::restart();
 }
 
@@ -437,6 +437,9 @@ bool Map::render() {
 
     if (transform.needsAnimation()) {
         transform.updateAnimations(animationTime);
+
+        // Animations change the transform which affects the stylesheet.
+        style.cascade(transform.getNormalizedZoom());
     }
 
     if (*style.sprite->raster && !style.sprite->raster->textured) {