diff --git a/client/app/scripts/charts/__tests__/node-layout-test.js b/client/app/scripts/charts/__tests__/node-layout-test.js
index a6d8d3cf2..a8799bd6f 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/charts/__tests__/node-layout-test.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/charts/__tests__/node-layout-test.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('NodesLayout', () => {
   it('lays out initial nodeset', () => {
     const nodes = nodeSets.initial4.nodes;
     const edges = nodeSets.initial4.edges;
-    NodesLayout.doLayout(nodes, edges, width, height, scale, margins, topologyId);
+    NodesLayout.doLayout(nodes, edges);
     expect(nodes.n1.x).toBeLessThan(nodes.n2.x);
     expect(nodes.n1.y).toEqual(nodes.n2.y);
 
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js b/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
index 7fb918129..945554a94 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
@@ -428,17 +428,16 @@ const NodesChart = React.createClass({
     const nodeSize = expanse / 3; // single node should fill a third of the screen
     const normalizedNodeSize = nodeSize / Math.sqrt(n); // assuming rectangular layout
     const nodeScale = this.state.nodeScale.range([0, normalizedNodeSize]);
+    const options = {
+      width: props.width,
+      height: props.height,
+      scale: nodeScale,
+      margins: MARGINS,
+      topologyId: this.props.topologyId
+    };
 
     const timedLayouter = timely(NodesLayout.doLayout);
-    const graph = timedLayouter(
-      nodes,
-      edges,
-      props.width,
-      props.height,
-      nodeScale,
-      MARGINS,
-      this.props.topologyId
-    );
+    const graph = timedLayouter(nodes, edges, options);
 
     debug('graph layout took ' + timedLayouter.time + 'ms');
 
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-layout.js b/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-layout.js
index 5ee720f5b..a86247991 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-layout.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-layout.js
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ const _ = require('lodash');
 const MAX_NODES = 100;
 const topologyGraphs = {};
 
-const doLayout = function(nodes, edges, width, height, scale, margins, topologyId) {
+export function doLayout(nodes, edges, opts) {
+  const options = opts || {};
+  const margins = options.margins || {top: 0, left: 0};
+  const width = options.width || 800;
+  const height = options.height || width / 2;
+  const scale = options.scale || (val => val * 2);
+  const topologyId = options.topologyId || 'noId';
+
   let offsetX = 0 + margins.left;
   let offsetY = 0 + margins.top;
   let graph;
@@ -101,8 +108,4 @@ const doLayout = function(nodes, edges, width, height, scale, margins, topologyI
   // return object with the width and height of layout
 
   return layout;
-};
-
-module.exports = {
-  doLayout: doLayout
-};
+}