diff --git a/frontend/components/IpInfos.vue b/frontend/components/IpInfos.vue
index c74a9633..6477d2ad 100644
--- a/frontend/components/IpInfos.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/IpInfos.vue
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ const createDefaultCard = () => ({
   isp: "",
   asn: "",
   asnlink: "",
-  mapUrl: '/res/defaultMap.webp',
-  mapUrl_dark: '/res/defaultMap_dark.webp',
+  mapUrl: "",
+  mapUrl_dark: "",
 });
 
 // IP data cards
diff --git a/frontend/components/ip-infos/LocationMapPanel.vue b/frontend/components/ip-infos/LocationMapPanel.vue
index 667a0b38..65c75997 100644
--- a/frontend/components/ip-infos/LocationMapPanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/ip-infos/LocationMapPanel.vue
@@ -10,21 +10,27 @@
     <span class="font-mono shrink-0 truncate whitespace-nowrap">{{ data.longitude }}, {{ data.latitude
       }}</span>
   </div>
+  <!-- No map URL (no coordinates, or the card is reloading): a same-sized
+       muted box instead of a broken image. -->
   <span>
-    <img :src="isDarkMode ? data.mapUrl_dark : data.mapUrl"
+    <img v-if="mapSrc" :src="mapSrc"
       class="w-full rounded-md border bg-muted aspect-2/1 object-cover" alt="Map">
+    <span v-else class="block w-full rounded-md border bg-muted aspect-2/1" aria-hidden="true"></span>
   </span>
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
+import { computed } from 'vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { Earth } from '@lucide/vue';
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
 
-defineProps({
+const props = defineProps({
   // The IP payload — coordinates / mapUrl(_dark).
   data: { type: Object, required: true },
   isDarkMode: { type: Boolean, required: true },
 });
+
+const mapSrc = computed(() => (props.isDarkMode ? props.data.mapUrl_dark : props.data.mapUrl));
 </script>
diff --git a/public/res/defaultMap.webp b/public/res/defaultMap.webp
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b91986f..00000000
Binary files a/public/res/defaultMap.webp and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/res/defaultMap_dark.webp b/public/res/defaultMap_dark.webp
deleted file mode 100644
index d98ce583..00000000
Binary files a/public/res/defaultMap_dark.webp and /dev/null differ