diff --git a/frontend/src/GraphView.jsx b/frontend/src/GraphView.jsx
index 18a765f..f7170c1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/GraphView.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/GraphView.jsx
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ function GraphView({ servers, connections }) {
   useEffect(() => {
     const svg = d3.select(svgRef.current);
     const g = d3.select(gRef.current);
-    const width = svgRef.current?.clientWidth || 900;
-    const height = svgRef.current?.clientHeight || 600;
+    const vb = svgRef.current?.viewBox?.baseVal;
+    const width = (vb && vb.width) ? vb.width : (svgRef.current?.clientWidth || 900);
+    const height = (vb && vb.height) ? vb.height : (svgRef.current?.clientHeight || 600);
     zoomRef.current = d3
       .zoom()
         .scaleExtent([0.3, 3])
@@ -95,7 +96,18 @@ function GraphView({ servers, connections }) {
       event.preventDefault();
       const delta = Math.sign(event.deltaY);
       const factor = delta > 0 ? 1 / 1.2 : 1.2;
-      zoomBy(factor);
+      const svgEl = svgRef.current;
+      const center = d3.pointer(event, svgEl);
+      const svgSel = d3.select(svgEl);
+      svgSel.interrupt();
+      svgSel
+        .transition()
+        .duration(220)
+        .call(zoomRef.current.scaleBy, factor, center)
+        .on('end', () => {
+          const nt = d3.zoomTransform(svgEl);
+          dbg('zoomBy end', { next: { k: nt.k, x: nt.x, y: nt.y } });
+        });
     }, { passive: false });
   }, []);
 
@@ -103,8 +115,9 @@ function GraphView({ servers, connections }) {
   const zoomBy = (factor) => {
     if (!zoomRef.current || !svgRef.current) return;
     const svgEl = svgRef.current;
-    const cx = svgEl.clientWidth / 2;
-    const cy = svgEl.clientHeight / 2;
+    const vb = svgEl.viewBox?.baseVal;
+    const cx = (vb && vb.width) ? vb.width / 2 : svgEl.clientWidth / 2;
+    const cy = (vb && vb.height) ? vb.height / 2 : svgEl.clientHeight / 2;
     const current = d3.zoomTransform(svgEl);
     dbg('zoomBy click', { factor, current: { k: current.k, x: current.x, y: current.y }, center: { cx, cy } });
     const svgSel = d3.select(svgEl);