diff --git a/@here/harp-map-controls/lib/MapAnimations.ts b/@here/harp-map-controls/lib/MapAnimations.ts
index e342d55247..b059a748cb 100644
--- a/@here/harp-map-controls/lib/MapAnimations.ts
+++ b/@here/harp-map-controls/lib/MapAnimations.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export abstract class CameraAnimation {
     /**
      * Tweening controller.
      */
-    protected tween?: TWEEN.Tween;
+    protected tween?: TWEEN.Tween<GeoCoordinates | Record<string, number>>;
 
     /**
      * `True` if animation is being played.
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ export class CameraPanAnimation extends CameraAnimation {
             })
             .onUpdate(({ latitude, longitude, altitude }) => {
                 this.mapView.geoCenter = new GeoCoordinates(latitude, longitude, altitude);
-                this.mapView.camera.position.z = altitude;
+                this.mapView.camera.position.z = altitude ?? 0;
             });
 
         this.tween.repeat(this.repeat);
diff --git a/@here/harp-map-controls/package.json b/@here/harp-map-controls/package.json
index 2ca31da205..e34b032adb 100644
--- a/@here/harp-map-controls/package.json
+++ b/@here/harp-map-controls/package.json
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
         "@here/harp-geoutils": "^0.21.0",
         "@here/harp-mapview": "^0.21.1",
         "@here/harp-utils": "^0.21.0",
-        "@tweenjs/tween.js": "^17.4.0",
-        "@types/tween.js": "^17.2.0"
+        "@tweenjs/tween.js": "^18.6.4"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/chai": "^4.2.11",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2ddb46ddad..48bc3f3201 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1601,10 +1601,10 @@
     "@turf/invariant" "^5.1.5"
     d3-voronoi "1.1.2"
 
-"@tweenjs/tween.js@^17.4.0":
-  version "17.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tweenjs/tween.js/-/tween.js-17.4.0.tgz#2e9ab3f2111906b30dfe1ef3259a9781dd211d35"
-  integrity sha512-J3fzl1F6wvh8KXVVcIuHN12xi1ZDcPA/0Vix+ZcJYwZWVHUwfIqfvzYXXEw7ybeev6477KCTt9fKydU+ajUqcg==
+"@tweenjs/tween.js@^18.6.4":
+  version "18.6.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tweenjs/tween.js/-/tween.js-18.6.4.tgz#40a3d0a93647124872dec8e0fd1bd5926695b6ca"
+  integrity sha512-lB9lMjuqjtuJrx7/kOkqQBtllspPIN+96OvTCeJ2j5FEzinoAXTdAMFnDAQT1KVPRlnYfBrqxtqP66vDM40xxQ==
 
 "@types/ajv@^1.0.0":
   version "1.0.0"
@@ -1844,11 +1844,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/stats.js/-/stats.js-0.17.0.tgz#0ed81d48e03b590c24da85540c1d952077a9fe20"
   integrity sha512-9w+a7bR8PeB0dCT/HBULU2fMqf6BAzvKbxFboYhmDtDkKPiyXYbjoe2auwsXlEFI7CFNMF1dCv3dFH5Poy9R1w==
 
-"@types/tween.js@^17.2.0":
-  version "17.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/tween.js/-/tween.js-17.2.0.tgz#25f98311daecb165ab91ee2cd7f17a9b1e6cc30c"
-  integrity sha512-mOsqurEtFEzwgkVc/jDVE2XrjZBYTbrmDUyCr9GXmnfc6q5otokxFtKvSY/B21zgz9LVRIvRTawKczjKi57wrA==
-
 "@types/ua-parser-js@^0.7.32":
   version "0.7.33"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/ua-parser-js/-/ua-parser-js-0.7.33.tgz#4a92089511574e12928a7cb6b99a01831acd1dd7"