diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index 92064da..0e80455 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <string>                   // for string, operator<<
 #include <thread>                   // for sleep_for
 #include <array>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 #include <ftxui/dom/elements.hpp>  // for hflow, paragraph, separator, hbox, vbox, filler, operator|, border, Element
 #include <ftxui/dom/node.hpp>      // for Render
@@ -50,10 +51,13 @@ GUI::GUI(DinkyECS::World &world, Map& game_map) :
 void GUI::resize_map(int new_size) {
   if($renderer.resize_map(new_size)) {
     auto bounds = $renderer.$base_glyph.bounds;
-    $view_port = {
-      size_t(std::ceil((VIDEO_X - GAME_MAP_POS) / bounds.width)),
-      size_t(std::ceil(VIDEO_Y / bounds.height))
-    };
+    int view_x = std::ceil((VIDEO_X - GAME_MAP_POS) / bounds.width);
+    int view_y = std::ceil(VIDEO_Y / bounds.height);
+
+    // don't allow resizing beyond/below game map size
+    if(view_x > GAME_MAP_X || view_y > GAME_MAP_Y) return;
+
+    $view_port = {size_t(view_x), size_t(view_y)};
 
     // set canvas to best size
     $canvas = Canvas($view_port.x * 2, $view_port.y * 4);
diff --git a/map.hpp b/map.hpp
index d172f83..0716555 100644
--- a/map.hpp
+++ b/map.hpp
@@ -96,8 +96,14 @@ public:
   }
 
   Point center_camera(const Point &around, size_t view_x, size_t view_y) {
-    size_t start_x = std::clamp(int(around.x - view_x / 2), 0, int(width() - view_x));
-    size_t start_y = std::clamp(int(around.y - view_y / 2), 0, int(height() - view_y));
+    int high_x = int(width() - view_x);
+    int high_y = int(height() - view_y);
+    int center_x = int(around.x - view_x / 2);
+    int center_y = int(around.y - view_y / 2);
+
+    size_t start_x = std::clamp(center_x, 0, high_x);
+    size_t start_y = std::clamp(center_y, 0, high_y);
+
     return {start_x, start_y};
   }
 };