diff --git a/firmware/application/apps/ui_sonde.cpp b/firmware/application/apps/ui_sonde.cpp
index 16506b3f1..c08ff6427 100644
--- a/firmware/application/apps/ui_sonde.cpp
+++ b/firmware/application/apps/ui_sonde.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ SondeView::SondeView(NavigationView& nav) {
 			GeoPos::alt_unit::METERS,
 			latitude,
 			longitude,
-			0);
+			999); //set a dummy heading out of range to draw a cross...probably not ideal?
 	};
 	
 	logger = std::make_unique<SondeLogger>();