diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/area_map.js b/app/assets/javascripts/views/area_map.js
index 8f9a655..b5b6cfa 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/area_map.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/area_map.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ AreaMap = (function() {
   };
 
   AreaMap.prototype.new_project_opts = {
-    animation: google.maps.Animation.BOUNCE,
+    animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP,
     icon: 'http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/marker_green.png'
   };
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/area_map.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/views/area_map.js.coffee
index 83d4dd9..e323f8f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/area_map.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/area_map.js.coffee
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class AreaMap
     @newProjectMarker.setVisible(false)
 
   new_project_opts:
-    animation: google.maps.Animation.BOUNCE
+    animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP
     icon: 'http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/marker_green.png'