diff --git a/web/ons-demo/js/app.js b/web/ons-demo/js/app.js
index 25f0a9e..9c58b45 100644
--- a/web/ons-demo/js/app.js
+++ b/web/ons-demo/js/app.js
@@ -297,9 +297,18 @@
 
 		// do it again in 1s
 		setTimeout(function () {
-			sync(svg)
+//			sync(svg)
 		}, 1000);
 	});
 }
 
-sync(createTopologyView());
\ No newline at end of file
+svg = createTopologyView();
+// workaround for Chrome v25 bug
+// if executed immediately, the view box transform logic doesn't work properly
+// fixed in Chrome v27
+setTimeout(function () {
+	// workaround for another Chrome v25 bug
+	// viewbox transform stuff doesn't work in combination with browser zoom
+	d3.select('#svg-container').style('zoom',  window.document.body.clientWidth/window.document.width);
+	sync(svg);
+}, 100);