diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/hooks/api/useSelectSystems.ts b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/hooks/api/useSelectSystems.ts
index 6366864d..ac942436 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/hooks/api/useSelectSystems.ts
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/hooks/api/useSelectSystems.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { useReactFlow } from 'reactflow';
-import { useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
-import { CommandSelectSystems } from '@/hooks/Mapper/types';
 import { OnMapSelectionChange } from '@/hooks/Mapper/components/map/map.types.ts';
+import { CommandSelectSystems } from '@/hooks/Mapper/types';
+import { useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useReactFlow } from 'reactflow';
 
 export const useSelectSystems = (onSelectionChange: OnMapSelectionChange) => {
   const rf = useReactFlow();
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/hooks/useMapHandlers.ts b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/hooks/useMapHandlers.ts
index 21d45b52..bd0068c3 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/hooks/useMapHandlers.ts
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/hooks/useMapHandlers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { ForwardedRef, useImperativeHandle, useRef } from 'react';
 import {
   CommandAddConnections,
   CommandAddSystems,
@@ -19,8 +18,11 @@ import {
   CommandUpdateSystems,
   MapHandlers,
 } from '@/hooks/Mapper/types/mapHandlers.ts';
+import { ForwardedRef, useImperativeHandle, useRef } from 'react';
 
+import { OnMapSelectionChange } from '@/hooks/Mapper/components/map/map.types.ts';
 import {
+  useCenterSystem,
   useCommandsCharacters,
   useCommandsConnections,
   useMapAddSystems,
@@ -28,10 +30,8 @@ import {
   useMapInit,
   useMapRemoveSystems,
   useMapUpdateSystems,
-  useCenterSystem,
   useSelectSystems,
 } from './api';
-import { OnMapSelectionChange } from '@/hooks/Mapper/components/map/map.types.ts';
 
 export const useMapHandlers = (ref: ForwardedRef<MapHandlers>, onSelectionChange: OnMapSelectionChange) => {
   const mapInit = useMapInit();
@@ -49,91 +49,87 @@ export const useMapHandlers = (ref: ForwardedRef<MapHandlers>, onSelectionChange
   const { charactersUpdated, presentCharacters, characterAdded, characterRemoved, characterUpdated } =
     useCommandsCharacters();
 
-  useImperativeHandle(
-    ref,
-    () => {
-      return {
-        command(type, data) {
-          switch (type) {
-            case Commands.init:
-              mapInit(data as CommandInit);
-              break;
-            case Commands.addSystems:
-              setTimeout(() => mapAddSystems(data as CommandAddSystems), 100);
-              break;
-            case Commands.updateSystems:
-              mapUpdateSystems(data as CommandUpdateSystems);
-              break;
-            case Commands.removeSystems:
-              setTimeout(() => removeSystems(data as CommandRemoveSystems), 100);
-              break;
-            case Commands.addConnections:
-              setTimeout(() => addConnections(data as CommandAddConnections), 100);
-              break;
-            case Commands.removeConnections:
-              setTimeout(() => removeConnections(data as CommandRemoveConnections), 100);
-              break;
-            case Commands.charactersUpdated:
-              charactersUpdated(data as CommandCharactersUpdated);
-              break;
-            case Commands.characterAdded:
-              characterAdded(data as CommandCharacterAdded);
-              break;
-            case Commands.characterRemoved:
-              characterRemoved(data as CommandCharacterRemoved);
-              break;
-            case Commands.characterUpdated:
-              characterUpdated(data as CommandCharacterUpdated);
-              break;
-            case Commands.presentCharacters:
-              presentCharacters(data as CommandPresentCharacters);
-              break;
-            case Commands.updateConnection:
-              updateConnection(data as CommandUpdateConnection);
-              break;
-            case Commands.mapUpdated:
-              mapUpdated(data as CommandMapUpdated);
-              break;
-            case Commands.killsUpdated:
-              killsUpdated(data as CommandKillsUpdated);
-              break;
+  useImperativeHandle(ref, () => {
+    return {
+      command(type, data) {
+        switch (type) {
+          case Commands.init:
+            mapInit(data as CommandInit);
+            break;
+          case Commands.addSystems:
+            setTimeout(() => mapAddSystems(data as CommandAddSystems), 100);
+            break;
+          case Commands.updateSystems:
+            mapUpdateSystems(data as CommandUpdateSystems);
+            break;
+          case Commands.removeSystems:
+            setTimeout(() => removeSystems(data as CommandRemoveSystems), 100);
+            break;
+          case Commands.addConnections:
+            setTimeout(() => addConnections(data as CommandAddConnections), 100);
+            break;
+          case Commands.removeConnections:
+            setTimeout(() => removeConnections(data as CommandRemoveConnections), 100);
+            break;
+          case Commands.charactersUpdated:
+            charactersUpdated(data as CommandCharactersUpdated);
+            break;
+          case Commands.characterAdded:
+            characterAdded(data as CommandCharacterAdded);
+            break;
+          case Commands.characterRemoved:
+            characterRemoved(data as CommandCharacterRemoved);
+            break;
+          case Commands.characterUpdated:
+            characterUpdated(data as CommandCharacterUpdated);
+            break;
+          case Commands.presentCharacters:
+            presentCharacters(data as CommandPresentCharacters);
+            break;
+          case Commands.updateConnection:
+            updateConnection(data as CommandUpdateConnection);
+            break;
+          case Commands.mapUpdated:
+            mapUpdated(data as CommandMapUpdated);
+            break;
+          case Commands.killsUpdated:
+            killsUpdated(data as CommandKillsUpdated);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.centerSystem:
-              setTimeout(() => {
-                const systemId = `${data}`;
-                centerSystem(systemId as CommandSelectSystem);
-              }, 100);
-              break;
+          case Commands.centerSystem:
+            setTimeout(() => {
+              const systemId = `${data}`;
+              centerSystem(systemId as CommandSelectSystem);
+            }, 100);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.selectSystem:
-              selectSystems({ systems: [data as string], delay: 500 });
-              break;
+          case Commands.selectSystem:
+            selectSystems({ systems: [data as string], delay: 500 });
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.selectSystems:
-              selectSystems(data as CommandSelectSystems);
-              break;
+          case Commands.selectSystems:
+            selectSystems(data as CommandSelectSystems);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.pingAdded:
-            case Commands.pingCancelled:
-            case Commands.routes:
-            case Commands.signaturesUpdated:
-            case Commands.linkSignatureToSystem:
-            case Commands.detailedKillsUpdated:
-            case Commands.characterActivityData:
-            case Commands.trackingCharactersData:
-            case Commands.updateActivity:
-            case Commands.updateTracking:
-            case Commands.userSettingsUpdated:
-              // do nothing
-              break;
+          case Commands.pingAdded:
+          case Commands.pingCancelled:
+          case Commands.routes:
+          case Commands.signaturesUpdated:
+          case Commands.linkSignatureToSystem:
+          case Commands.detailedKillsUpdated:
+          case Commands.characterActivityData:
+          case Commands.trackingCharactersData:
+          case Commands.updateActivity:
+          case Commands.updateTracking:
+          case Commands.userSettingsUpdated:
+            // do nothing
+            break;
 
-            default:
-              console.warn(`Map handlers: Unknown command: ${type}`, data);
-              break;
-          }
-        },
-      };
-    },
-    [],
-  );
+          default:
+            console.warn(`Map handlers: Unknown command: ${type}`, data);
+            break;
+        }
+      },
+    };
+  }, []);
 };
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/hooks/index.ts b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/hooks/index.ts
index 6cb2efae..440bdada 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/hooks/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export * from './useClipboard';
+export * from './useConfirmPopup';
+export * from './useEventBuffer';
 export * from './useHotkey';
 export * from './usePageVisibility';
 export * from './useSkipContextMenu';
 export * from './useThrottle';
-export * from './useConfirmPopup';
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/hooks/useEventBuffer.ts b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/hooks/useEventBuffer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00a28fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/hooks/useEventBuffer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import debounce from 'lodash.debounce';
+import { useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
+export type UseEventBufferHandler<T> = (event: T) => void;
+
+export const useEventBuffer = <T>(handler: UseEventBufferHandler<T>) => {
+  // @ts-ignore
+  const eventsBufferRef = useRef<T[]>([]);
+
+  const eventTick = useCallback(
+    debounce(() => {
+      if (eventsBufferRef.current.length === 0) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const event = eventsBufferRef.current.shift()!;
+      handler(event);
+
+      // TODO - do not delete THIS code it needs for debug
+      // console.log('JOipP', `Tick Buff`, eventsBufferRef.current.length);
+
+      if (eventsBufferRef.current.length > 0) {
+        eventTick();
+      }
+    }, 10),
+    [],
+  );
+  const eventTickRef = useRef(eventTick);
+  eventTickRef.current = eventTick;
+
+  // @ts-ignore
+  const handleEvent = useCallback(event => {
+    if (!eventTickRef.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    eventsBufferRef.current.push(event);
+    eventTickRef.current();
+  }, []);
+
+  return { handleEvent };
+};
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/api/useMapInit.ts b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/api/useMapInit.ts
index 622dbb12..afed6da3 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/api/useMapInit.ts
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/api/useMapInit.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { useCallback } from 'react';
-import { CommandInit } from '@/hooks/Mapper/types';
 import { MapRootData, useMapRootState } from '@/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider';
 import { useLoadSystemStatic } from '@/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/useLoadSystemStatic.ts';
+import { CommandInit } from '@/hooks/Mapper/types';
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
 export const useMapInit = () => {
   const { update } = useMapRootState();
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/useMapRootHandlers.ts b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/useMapRootHandlers.ts
index ecc8e440..1c7c7c57 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/useMapRootHandlers.ts
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/useMapRootHandlers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { ForwardedRef, useImperativeHandle } from 'react';
 import {
   CommandAddConnections,
   CommandAddSystems,
@@ -8,24 +7,25 @@ import {
   CommandCharactersUpdated,
   CommandCharacterUpdated,
   CommandCommentAdd,
+  CommandCommentRemoved,
   CommandInit,
   CommandLinkSignatureToSystem,
   CommandMapUpdated,
+  CommandPingAdded,
+  CommandPingCancelled,
   CommandPresentCharacters,
   CommandRemoveConnections,
   CommandRemoveSystems,
   CommandRoutes,
+  Commands,
   CommandSignaturesUpdated,
   CommandTrackingCharactersData,
   CommandUpdateConnection,
   CommandUpdateSystems,
   CommandUserSettingsUpdated,
-  Commands,
   MapHandlers,
-  CommandCommentRemoved,
-  CommandPingAdded,
-  CommandPingCancelled,
 } from '@/hooks/Mapper/types/mapHandlers.ts';
+import { ForwardedRef, useImperativeHandle } from 'react';
 
 import {
   useCommandComments,
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ import {
   useUserRoutes,
 } from './api';
 
-import { useCommandsActivity } from './api/useCommandsActivity';
 import { emitMapEvent } from '@/hooks/Mapper/events';
 import { DetailedKill } from '../../types/kills';
+import { useCommandsActivity } from './api/useCommandsActivity';
 
 export const useMapRootHandlers = (ref: ForwardedRef<MapHandlers>) => {
   const mapInit = useMapInit();
@@ -63,127 +63,123 @@ export const useMapRootHandlers = (ref: ForwardedRef<MapHandlers>) => {
   const { pingAdded, pingCancelled } = useCommandPings();
   const { characterActivityData, trackingCharactersData, userSettingsUpdated } = useCommandsActivity();
 
-  useImperativeHandle(
-    ref,
-    () => {
-      return {
-        command(type, data) {
-          switch (type) {
-            case Commands.init: // USED
-              mapInit(data as CommandInit);
-              break;
-            case Commands.addSystems: // USED
-              addSystems(data as CommandAddSystems);
-              break;
-            case Commands.updateSystems: // USED
-              updateSystems(data as CommandUpdateSystems);
-              break;
-            case Commands.removeSystems: // USED
-              removeSystems(data as CommandRemoveSystems);
-              break;
-            case Commands.addConnections: // USED
-              addConnections(data as CommandAddConnections);
-              break;
-            case Commands.removeConnections: // USED
-              removeConnections(data as CommandRemoveConnections);
-              break;
-            case Commands.updateConnection: // USED
-              updateConnection(data as CommandUpdateConnection);
-              break;
-            case Commands.charactersUpdated: // USED
-              charactersUpdated(data as CommandCharactersUpdated);
-              break;
-            case Commands.characterAdded: // USED
-              characterAdded(data as CommandCharacterAdded);
-              break;
-            case Commands.characterRemoved: // USED
-              characterRemoved(data as CommandCharacterRemoved);
-              break;
-            case Commands.characterUpdated: // USED
-              characterUpdated(data as CommandCharacterUpdated);
-              break;
-            case Commands.presentCharacters: // USED
-              presentCharacters(data as CommandPresentCharacters);
-              break;
-            case Commands.mapUpdated: // USED
-              mapUpdated(data as CommandMapUpdated);
-              break;
-            case Commands.routes:
-              mapRoutes(data as CommandRoutes);
-              break;
-            case Commands.userRoutes:
-              mapUserRoutes(data as CommandRoutes);
-              break;
+  useImperativeHandle(ref, () => {
+    return {
+      command(type, data) {
+        switch (type) {
+          case Commands.init: // USED
+            mapInit(data as CommandInit);
+            break;
+          case Commands.addSystems: // USED
+            addSystems(data as CommandAddSystems);
+            break;
+          case Commands.updateSystems: // USED
+            updateSystems(data as CommandUpdateSystems);
+            break;
+          case Commands.removeSystems: // USED
+            removeSystems(data as CommandRemoveSystems);
+            break;
+          case Commands.addConnections: // USED
+            addConnections(data as CommandAddConnections);
+            break;
+          case Commands.removeConnections: // USED
+            removeConnections(data as CommandRemoveConnections);
+            break;
+          case Commands.updateConnection: // USED
+            updateConnection(data as CommandUpdateConnection);
+            break;
+          case Commands.charactersUpdated: // USED
+            charactersUpdated(data as CommandCharactersUpdated);
+            break;
+          case Commands.characterAdded: // USED
+            characterAdded(data as CommandCharacterAdded);
+            break;
+          case Commands.characterRemoved: // USED
+            characterRemoved(data as CommandCharacterRemoved);
+            break;
+          case Commands.characterUpdated: // USED
+            characterUpdated(data as CommandCharacterUpdated);
+            break;
+          case Commands.presentCharacters: // USED
+            presentCharacters(data as CommandPresentCharacters);
+            break;
+          case Commands.mapUpdated: // USED
+            mapUpdated(data as CommandMapUpdated);
+            break;
+          case Commands.routes:
+            mapRoutes(data as CommandRoutes);
+            break;
+          case Commands.userRoutes:
+            mapUserRoutes(data as CommandRoutes);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.signaturesUpdated: // USED
-              updateSystemSignatures(data as CommandSignaturesUpdated);
-              break;
+          case Commands.signaturesUpdated: // USED
+            updateSystemSignatures(data as CommandSignaturesUpdated);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.linkSignatureToSystem: // USED
-              setTimeout(() => {
-                updateLinkSignatureToSystem(data as CommandLinkSignatureToSystem);
-              }, 200);
-              break;
+          case Commands.linkSignatureToSystem: // USED
+            setTimeout(() => {
+              updateLinkSignatureToSystem(data as CommandLinkSignatureToSystem);
+            }, 200);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.centerSystem: // USED
-              // do nothing here
-              break;
+          case Commands.centerSystem: // USED
+            // do nothing here
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.selectSystem: // USED
-              // do nothing here
-              break;
+          case Commands.selectSystem: // USED
+            // do nothing here
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.killsUpdated:
-              // do nothing here
-              break;
+          case Commands.killsUpdated:
+            // do nothing here
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.detailedKillsUpdated:
-              updateDetailedKills(data as Record<string, DetailedKill[]>);
-              break;
+          case Commands.detailedKillsUpdated:
+            updateDetailedKills(data as Record<string, DetailedKill[]>);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.characterActivityData:
-              characterActivityData(data as CommandCharacterActivityData);
-              break;
+          case Commands.characterActivityData:
+            characterActivityData(data as CommandCharacterActivityData);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.trackingCharactersData:
-              trackingCharactersData(data as CommandTrackingCharactersData);
-              break;
+          case Commands.trackingCharactersData:
+            trackingCharactersData(data as CommandTrackingCharactersData);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.updateActivity:
-              break;
+          case Commands.updateActivity:
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.updateTracking:
-              break;
+          case Commands.updateTracking:
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.userSettingsUpdated:
-              userSettingsUpdated(data as CommandUserSettingsUpdated);
-              break;
+          case Commands.userSettingsUpdated:
+            userSettingsUpdated(data as CommandUserSettingsUpdated);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.systemCommentAdded:
-              addComment(data as CommandCommentAdd);
-              break;
+          case Commands.systemCommentAdded:
+            addComment(data as CommandCommentAdd);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.systemCommentRemoved:
-              removeComment(data as CommandCommentRemoved);
-              break;
+          case Commands.systemCommentRemoved:
+            removeComment(data as CommandCommentRemoved);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.pingAdded:
-              pingAdded(data as CommandPingAdded);
-              break;
+          case Commands.pingAdded:
+            pingAdded(data as CommandPingAdded);
+            break;
 
-            case Commands.pingCancelled:
-              pingCancelled(data as CommandPingCancelled);
-              break;
+          case Commands.pingCancelled:
+            pingCancelled(data as CommandPingCancelled);
+            break;
 
-            default:
-              console.warn(`JOipP Interface handlers: Unknown command: ${type}`, data);
-              break;
-          }
+          default:
+            console.warn(`JOipP Interface handlers: Unknown command: ${type}`, data);
+            break;
+        }
 
-          emitMapEvent({ name: type, data });
-        },
-      };
-    },
-    [],
-  );
+        emitMapEvent({ name: type, data });
+      },
+    };
+  }, []);
 };
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/useMapperHandlers.ts b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/useMapperHandlers.ts
index ab45337f..282b21b8 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/useMapperHandlers.ts
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/useMapperHandlers.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { useEventBuffer } from '@/hooks/Mapper/hooks';
+import usePageVisibility from '@/hooks/Mapper/hooks/usePageVisibility.ts';
+
 import { MapHandlers } from '@/hooks/Mapper/types/mapHandlers.ts';
 import { RefObject, useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
-import debounce from 'lodash.debounce';
-import usePageVisibility from '@/hooks/Mapper/hooks/usePageVisibility.ts';
 
 // const inIndex = 0;
 // const prevEventTime = +new Date();
@@ -10,10 +11,28 @@ const LAST_VERSION_KEY = 'wandererLastVersion';
 // @ts-ignore
 export const useMapperHandlers = (handlerRefs: RefObject<MapHandlers>[], hooksRef: RefObject<any>) => {
   const visible = usePageVisibility();
+
   const wasHiddenOnce = useRef(false);
   const visibleRef = useRef(visible);
   visibleRef.current = visible;
 
+  // @ts-ignore
+  const handleBufferedEvent = useCallback(({ type, body }) => {
+    if (!visibleRef.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    handlerRefs.forEach(ref => {
+      if (!ref.current) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      ref.current?.command(type, body);
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const { handleEvent: handleMapEvent } = useEventBuffer<any>(handleBufferedEvent);
+
   // TODO - do not delete THIS code it needs for debug
   // const [record, setRecord] = useLocalStorageState<boolean>('record', {
   //   defaultValue: false,
@@ -54,52 +73,6 @@ export const useMapperHandlers = (handlerRefs: RefObject<MapHandlers>[], hooksRe
     [hooksRef.current],
   );
 
-  // @ts-ignore
-  const eventsBufferRef = useRef<{ type; body }[]>([]);
-
-  const eventTick = useCallback(
-    debounce(() => {
-      if (eventsBufferRef.current.length === 0) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const { type, body } = eventsBufferRef.current.shift()!;
-      handlerRefs.forEach(ref => {
-        if (!ref.current) {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        ref.current?.command(type, body);
-      });
-
-      // TODO - do not delete THIS code it needs for debug
-      // console.log('JOipP', `Tick Buff`, eventsBufferRef.current.length);
-
-      if (eventsBufferRef.current.length > 0) {
-        eventTick();
-      }
-    }, 10),
-    [],
-  );
-  const eventTickRef = useRef(eventTick);
-  eventTickRef.current = eventTick;
-
-  // @ts-ignore
-  const handleMapEvent = useCallback(({ type, body }) => {
-    // TODO - do not delete THIS code it needs for debug
-    // const currentTime = +new Date();
-    // const timeDiff = currentTime - prevEventTime;
-    // prevEventTime = currentTime;
-    // console.log('JOipP', `IN [${inIndex++}] [${timeDiff}] ${getFormattedTime()}`, { type, body });
-
-    if (!eventTickRef.current || !visibleRef.current) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    eventsBufferRef.current.push({ type, body });
-    eventTickRef.current();
-  }, []);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!visible && !wasHiddenOnce.current) {
       wasHiddenOnce.current = true;
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app/map/server/map_server_characters_impl.ex b/lib/wanderer_app/map/server/map_server_characters_impl.ex
index 0363fa9d..3b9b56d8 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app/map/server/map_server_characters_impl.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app/map/server/map_server_characters_impl.ex
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Map.Server.CharactersImpl do
     {:ok, presence_character_ids} =
       WandererApp.Cache.lookup("map_#{map_id}:presence_character_ids", [])
 
-    WandererApp.Cache.lookup!("maps:#{map_id}:tracked_characters", [])
-    |> Enum.filter(fn character_id -> character_id in presence_character_ids end)
+    presence_character_ids
     |> Enum.map(fn character_id ->
       Task.start_link(fn ->
         character_updates =
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/map/event_handlers/map_core_event_handler.ex b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/map/event_handlers/map_core_event_handler.ex
index 0bb82211..eee3dfb9 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/map/event_handlers/map_core_event_handler.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/map/event_handlers/map_core_event_handler.ex
@@ -703,6 +703,18 @@ defmodule WandererAppWeb.MapCoreEventHandler do
 
     Process.send_after(self(), %{event: :load_map_pings}, 200)
 
+    Process.send_after(
+      self(),
+      %{
+        event: :maybe_select_system,
+        payload: %{
+          character_id: main_character_id,
+          solar_system_id: nil
+        }
+      },
+      200
+    )
+
     if needs_tracking_setup do
       Process.send_after(self(), %{event: :show_tracking}, 10)
 
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/map/event_handlers/map_systems_event_handler.ex b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/map/event_handlers/map_systems_event_handler.ex
index 942020c1..50441b33 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/map/event_handlers/map_systems_event_handler.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/map/event_handlers/map_systems_event_handler.ex
@@ -44,16 +44,24 @@ defmodule WandererAppWeb.MapSystemsEventHandler do
             current_user: current_user,
             tracked_characters: tracked_characters,
             map_id: map_id,
-            map_user_settings: map_user_settings
+            map_user_settings: map_user_settings,
+            main_character_eve_id: main_character_eve_id,
+            following_character_eve_id: following_character_eve_id
           }
         } = socket
       ) do
     character =
-      tracked_characters
-      |> Enum.find(fn tracked_character -> tracked_character.id == character_id end)
+      if is_nil(character_id) do
+        tracked_characters
+        |> Enum.find(fn tracked_character ->
+          tracked_character.eve_id == (following_character_eve_id || main_character_eve_id)
+        end)
+      else
+        tracked_characters
+        |> Enum.find(fn tracked_character -> tracked_character.id == character_id end)
+      end
 
-    is_user_character =
-      not is_nil(character)
+    is_user_character = not is_nil(character)
 
     is_select_on_spash =
       map_user_settings
@@ -61,10 +69,9 @@ defmodule WandererAppWeb.MapSystemsEventHandler do
       |> WandererApp.MapUserSettingsRepo.get_boolean_setting("select_on_spash")
 
     is_following =
-      case WandererApp.MapUserSettingsRepo.get(map_id, current_user.id) do
-        {:ok, %{following_character_eve_id: following_character_eve_id}}
-        when not is_nil(following_character_eve_id) ->
-          is_user_character && following_character_eve_id == character.eve_id
+      case is_user_character && not is_nil(following_character_eve_id) do
+        true ->
+          following_character_eve_id == character.eve_id
 
         _ ->
           false
@@ -77,8 +84,17 @@ defmodule WandererAppWeb.MapSystemsEventHandler do
     else
       # Always select the system when auto-select is enabled (following or select_on_spash).
       # The frontend will handle deselecting other systems
+      #
+      select_solar_system_id =
+        if not is_nil(solar_system_id) do
+          "#{solar_system_id}"
+        else
+          {:ok, character} = WandererApp.Character.get_map_character(map_id, character.id)
+          "#{character.solar_system_id}"
+        end
+
       socket
-      |> MapEventHandler.push_map_event("select_system", solar_system_id)
+      |> MapEventHandler.push_map_event("select_system", select_solar_system_id)
     end
   end