diff --git a/lib/torque/leaflet/canvas_layer.js b/lib/torque/leaflet/canvas_layer.js
index 64420ab..0985f34 100644
--- a/lib/torque/leaflet/canvas_layer.js
+++ b/lib/torque/leaflet/canvas_layer.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require('./leaflet_tileloader_mixin');
  * full canvas layer implementation for Leaflet
  */
 
-L.CanvasLayer = L.Class.extend({
+L.CanvasLayer = L.Layer.extend({
 
   includes: [L.Mixin.Events, L.Mixin.TileLoader],
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ L.CanvasLayer = L.Class.extend({
     this._map = map;
 
     // add container with the canvas to the tile pane
-    // the container is moved in the oposite direction of the 
+    // the container is moved in the oposite direction of the
     // map pane to keep the canvas always in (0, 0)
     var tilePane = this._map._panes.tilePane;
     var _container = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'leaflet-layer');
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ L.CanvasLayer = L.Class.extend({
     var bg = back;
     var transform = L.DomUtil.TRANSFORM;
     setTimeout(function() {
-      bg.style[transform] = L.DomUtil.getTranslateString(origin) + ' scale(' + e.scale + ') ';
+      bg.style[transform] = 'translate(' + origin.x + 'px, ' + origin.y + 'px) scale(' + e.scale + ') ';
     }, 0)
   },
 
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ L.CanvasLayer = L.Class.extend({
   },
 
   setZIndex: function(zIndex) {
+    zIndex = zIndex !== void 0 ? zIndex : 1;
+    this._container.style.zIndex = zIndex;
     this._canvas.style.zIndex = zIndex;
     if (this.options.zoomAnimation) {
       this._backCanvas.style.zIndex = zIndex;
diff --git a/lib/torque/leaflet/leaflet_tileloader_mixin.js b/lib/torque/leaflet/leaflet_tileloader_mixin.js
index a42d066..1796c61 100644
--- a/lib/torque/leaflet/leaflet_tileloader_mixin.js
+++ b/lib/torque/leaflet/leaflet_tileloader_mixin.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ L.Mixin.TileLoader = {
 
   getTilePos: function (tilePoint) {
     tilePoint = new L.Point(tilePoint.x, tilePoint.y);
-    var origin = this._map._getNewTopLeftPoint(this._map.getCenter()),
+    var origin = this._map._getTopLeftPoint(this._map.getCenter()),
         tileSize = this.options.tileSize;
 
     return tilePoint.multiplyBy(tileSize).subtract(origin);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8af8e16..5283e0c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "~7.0.0",
     "canvas": "~1.2.1",
-    "leaflet": "0.7.3",
+    "leaflet": "1.0.3",
     "mapnik": "cartodb/node-mapnik#1.4.15-cdb8",
     "node-qunit-phantomjs": "1.3.0",
     "phantomjs-polyfill": "0.0.1",