diff --git a/modules/io/load.js b/modules/io/load.js
index 2dc7991a..d3d6f7ce 100644
--- a/modules/io/load.js
+++ b/modules/io/load.js
@@ -732,10 +732,14 @@ async function parseLoadedData(data, mapVersion) {
       // V1.109 changed how use tags scale, causing massive icons if not redrawn.
       if (compareVersions(mapVersion, VERSION).isNewer) {
         // Prevent huge sizes from newer unsupported SVGs
-        const forceDefault = (el, attr, def) => { if (!el.attr(attr) || isNaN(el.attr(attr)) || +el.attr(attr) > 10) el.attr(attr, def); };
+        const forceDefault = (el, attr, def) => {
+          if (el && el.node() && (!el.attr(attr) || isNaN(el.attr(attr)) || +el.attr(attr) > 10)) {
+            el.attr(attr, def);
+          }
+        };
         forceDefault(armies, "box-size", 3);
-        forceDefault(icons.select("#burgIcons > #cities"), "size", 1);
-        forceDefault(icons.select("#burgIcons > #towns"), "size", 0.5);
+        forceDefault(burgIcons.select("#cities"), "size", 1);
+        forceDefault(burgIcons.select("#towns"), "size", 0.5);
         forceDefault(anchors.select("#cities"), "size", 2);
         forceDefault(anchors.select("#towns"), "size", 1);
 
diff --git a/modules/renderers/draw-markers.js b/modules/renderers/draw-markers.js
index 572a17cb..0cb51668 100644
--- a/modules/renderers/draw-markers.js
+++ b/modules/renderers/draw-markers.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function drawMarker(marker, rescale = 1) {
   const viewX = rn(x - zoomSize / 2, 1);
   const viewY = rn(y - zoomSize, 1);
 
-  const isExternal = icon.startsWith("http") || icon.startsWith("data:image") || icon.includes(".svg") || icon.includes("/");
+  const isExternal = typeof icon === "string" && (icon.startsWith("http") || icon.startsWith("data:image") || icon.includes(".svg") || icon.includes("/"));
 
   return /* html */ `
     <svg id="${id}" viewbox="0 0 30 30" width="${zoomSize}" height="${zoomSize}" x="${viewX}" y="${viewY}">
diff --git a/modules/renderers/draw-military.js b/modules/renderers/draw-military.js
index 29e05876..565d83d6 100644
--- a/modules/renderers/draw-military.js
+++ b/modules/renderers/draw-military.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const isExternalIcon = (icon) => icon && (icon.startsWith("http") || icon.startsWith("data:image") || icon.includes(".svg") || icon.includes("/"));
+window.isExternalIcon = (icon) => typeof icon === "string" && (icon.startsWith("http") || icon.startsWith("data:image") || icon.includes(".svg") || icon.includes("/"));
 
 function drawMilitary() {
   TIME && console.time("drawMilitary");
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ const drawRegiments = function (regiments, s) {
     .attr("text-rendering", "optimizeSpeed")
     .attr("x", d => x(d) - size)
     .attr("y", d => d.y)
-    .text(d => (isExternalIcon(d.icon) ? "" : d.icon));
+    .text(d => (window.isExternalIcon(d.icon) ? "" : d.icon));
   g.append("image")
     .attr("class", "regimentImage")
     .attr("x", d => x(d) - h)
     .attr("y", d => y(d))
     .attr("height", h)
     .attr("width", h)
-    .attr("href", d => (isExternalIcon(d.icon) ? d.icon : ""));
+    .attr("href", d => (window.isExternalIcon(d.icon) ? d.icon : ""));
 };
 
 const drawRegiment = function (reg, stateId) {
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ const drawRegiment = function (reg, stateId) {
     .attr("text-rendering", "optimizeSpeed")
     .attr("x", x1 - size)
     .attr("y", reg.y)
-    .text(isExternalIcon(reg.icon) ? "" : reg.icon);
+    .text(window.isExternalIcon(reg.icon) ? "" : reg.icon);
   g.append("image")
     .attr("class", "regimentImage")
     .attr("x", x1 - h)
     .attr("y", y1)
     .attr("height", h)
     .attr("width", h)
-    .attr("href", isExternalIcon(reg.icon) ? reg.icon : "");
+    .attr("href", window.isExternalIcon(reg.icon) ? reg.icon : "");
 };
 
 // move one regiment to another