diff --git a/R/map_layer_h3.R b/R/map_layer_h3.R
index db079e5c..6b9d33aa 100644
--- a/R/map_layer_h3.R
+++ b/R/map_layer_h3.R
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ add_h3 <- function(
 	geometry_column <- "hexagon"
 
 	## use 'polyline' method because we have strings (cells), not lat/lon coordinates
-	shape <- rcpp_point_polyline( data, l, geometry_column, "h3_hexagon")
+	shape <- rcpp_point_polyline( data, l, geometry_column, "h3")
 
 	jsfunc <- "add_h3_hexagon"
 
@@ -185,5 +185,5 @@ add_h3 <- function(
 #' @export
 clear_h3_hexagon <- function( map, layer_id = NULL, update_view = TRUE, clear_legend = TRUE) {
 	layer_id <- layerId(layer_id, "h3")
-	invoke_method(map, "md_layer_clear", map_type( map ), layer_id, "h3_hexagon", update_view, clear_legend )
+	invoke_method(map, "md_layer_clear", map_type( map ), layer_id, "h3", update_view, clear_legend )
 }
diff --git a/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/h3/h3.js b/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/h3/h3.js
index 6c1be0a8..cc559020 100644
--- a/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/h3/h3.js
+++ b/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/h3/h3.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function add_h3_hexagon( map_id, map_type, h3_hexagon_data, layer_id, light_sett
 
   const h3Layer = new deck.H3HexagonLayer({
   	map_id: map_id,
-    id: 'h3_hexagon-'+layer_id,
+    id: 'h3-'+layer_id,
     data: h3_hexagon_data,
     pickable: true,
     stroked: true,
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ function add_h3_hexagon( map_id, map_type, h3_hexagon_data, layer_id, light_sett
     autoHighlight: auto_highlight,
     highlightColor: md_hexToRGBA( highlight_colour ),
     onHover: md_update_tooltip,
-    onClick: info => md_layer_click( map_id, "h3_hexagon", info ),
+    onClick: info => md_layer_click( map_id, "h3", info ),
     transitions: js_transition || {}
   });
 
   if( map_type == "google_map") {
-    md_update_overlay( map_id, 'h3_hexagon-'+layer_id, h3Layer );
+    md_update_overlay( map_id, 'h3-'+layer_id, h3Layer );
   } else {
-	  md_update_layer( map_id, 'h3_hexagon-'+layer_id, h3Layer );
+	  md_update_layer( map_id, 'h3-'+layer_id, h3Layer );
   }
 
 	if (legend !== false) {
diff --git a/src/point.cpp b/src/point.cpp
index 8e149ece..659e0418 100644
--- a/src/point.cpp
+++ b/src/point.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Rcpp::StringVector get_point_legend_colours( std::string layer_name ) {
 
 	Rcpp::StringVector point_legend;
 
-	if( layer_name == "column" || layer_name == "scatterplot" || layer_name == "h3_hexagon") {
+	if( layer_name == "column" || layer_name == "scatterplot" || layer_name == "h3") {
 		point_legend = mapdeck::layer_colours::fill_stroke_legend;
 	} else if ( layer_name == "pointcloud" ) {
 		point_legend = mapdeck::layer_colours::fill_legend;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ std::unordered_map< std::string, std::string > get_point_colours( std::string la
 
 	std::unordered_map< std::string, std::string > point_colours;
 
-	if( layer_name == "column" || layer_name == "scatterplot" || layer_name == "h3_hexagon" ) {
+	if( layer_name == "column" || layer_name == "scatterplot" || layer_name == "h3" ) {
 		point_colours = mapdeck::layer_colours::fill_stroke_colours;
 	} else if ( layer_name == "pointcloud" ) {
 		point_colours = mapdeck::layer_colours::fill_colours;