diff --git a/src/backend/elasticsearch.js b/src/backend/elasticsearch.js
index 0ed05723..1db060d9 100644
--- a/src/backend/elasticsearch.js
+++ b/src/backend/elasticsearch.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ this.recline.Backend.ElasticSearch = this.recline.Backend.ElasticSearch || {};
       } else if (filter.type === 'geo_distance') {
         out.geo_distance[filter.field] = filter.point;
         out.geo_distance.distance = filter.distance;
+        out.geo_distance.unit = filter.unit;
       }
       return out;
     },
diff --git a/src/model.js b/src/model.js
index 3bf80a6b..ea7a9ff1 100644
--- a/src/model.js
+++ b/src/model.js
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ my.Query = Backbone.Model.extend({
     },
     geo_distance: {
       distance: 10,
-      distance_unit: 'km',
+      unit: 'km',
       point: {
         lon: 0,
         lat: 0
diff --git a/src/view.map.js b/src/view.map.js
index 006887f4..daa27f96 100644
--- a/src/view.map.js
+++ b/src/view.map.js
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ my.MapMenu = Backbone.View.extend({
   events: {
     'click .editor-update-map': 'onEditorSubmit',
     'change .editor-field-type': 'onFieldTypeChange',
-    'change #editor-auto-zoom': 'onAutoZoomChange'
+    'click #editor-auto-zoom': 'onAutoZoomChange'
   },
 
   initialize: function(options) {
@@ -472,13 +472,19 @@ my.MapMenu = Backbone.View.extend({
     if (this._geomReady() && this.model.fields.length){
       if (this.state.get('geomField')){
         this._selectOption('editor-geom-field',this.state.get('geomField'));
-        $('#editor-field-type-geom').attr('checked','checked').change();
+        this.el.find('#editor-field-type-geom').attr('checked','checked').change();
       } else{
         this._selectOption('editor-lon-field',this.state.get('lonField'));
         this._selectOption('editor-lat-field',this.state.get('latField'));
-        $('#editor-field-type-latlon').attr('checked','checked').change();
+        this.el.find('#editor-field-type-latlon').attr('checked','checked').change();
       }
     }
+    if (this.state.get('autoZoom')) {
+      this.el.find('#editor-auto-zoom').attr('checked', 'checked');
+    }
+    else {
+      this.el.find('#editor-auto-zoom').removeAttr('checked');
+    }
     return this;
   },
 
diff --git a/src/view.multiview.js b/src/view.multiview.js
index 1401dc36..f6f669e4 100644
--- a/src/view.multiview.js
+++ b/src/view.multiview.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ my.MultiView = Backbone.View.extend({
       </div> \
       <div class="menu-right"> \
         <div class="btn-group" data-toggle="buttons-checkbox"> \
-          <a href="#" class="btn" data-action="filters">Filters</a> \
+          <a href="#" class="btn active" data-action="filters">Filters</a> \
           <a href="#" class="btn active" data-action="fields">Fields</a> \
         </div> \
       </div> \
@@ -228,12 +228,6 @@ my.MultiView = Backbone.View.extend({
     });
     this.$filterEditor = filterEditor.el;
     $dataSidebar.append(filterEditor.el);
-    // are there actually any filters to show?
-    if (this.model.get('filters') && this.model.get('filters').length > 0) {
-      this.$filterEditor.show();
-    } else {
-      this.$filterEditor.hide();
-    }
 
     var fieldsView = new recline.View.Fields({
       model: this.model