diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp
index 274c77620..b0c1e74a9 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ void CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget::referenceAdded (const QModelIndex& parent
 
 std::string CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget::getStartupInstruction()
 {
-    osg::Vec3d position = mView->getCamera()->getViewMatrix().getTrans();
+    osg::Vec3d eye, center, up;
+    mView->getCamera()->getViewMatrixAsLookAt(eye, center, up);
+    osg::Vec3d position = eye;
+
     std::ostringstream stream;
 
     stream
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/unpagedworldspacewidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/unpagedworldspacewidget.cpp
index a5733ad10..3e1733c81 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/unpagedworldspacewidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/unpagedworldspacewidget.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ void CSVRender::UnpagedWorldspaceWidget::addVisibilitySelectorButtons (
 
 std::string CSVRender::UnpagedWorldspaceWidget::getStartupInstruction()
 {
-    osg::Vec3d position = mView->getCamera()->getViewMatrix().getTrans();
+    osg::Vec3d eye, center, up;
+    mView->getCamera()->getViewMatrixAsLookAt(eye, center, up);
+    osg::Vec3d position = eye;
 
     std::ostringstream stream;