diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 050ce766e5f..6008e4cef06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "ndarray-ops": "^1.2.2",
     "right-now": "^1.0.0",
     "robust-orientation": "^1.1.3",
-    "sane-topojson": "^1.2.0",
+    "sane-topojson": "^2.0.0",
     "superscript-text": "^1.0.0",
     "tinycolor2": "^1.3.0",
     "topojson": "^1.6.20",
diff --git a/src/plots/geo/layout/defaults.js b/src/plots/geo/layout/defaults.js
index d211282b547..5127a3a84c1 100644
--- a/src/plots/geo/layout/defaults.js
+++ b/src/plots/geo/layout/defaults.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function handleGeoDefaults(geoLayoutIn, geoLayoutOut, coerce) {
         coerce('riverwidth');
     }
 
-    show = coerce('showcountries', isScoped);
+    show = coerce('showcountries', isScoped && scope !== 'usa');
     if(show) {
         coerce('countrycolor');
         coerce('countrywidth');
diff --git a/test/image/baselines/geo_canadian-cites.png b/test/image/baselines/geo_canadian-cites.png
index 81771829c15..a86ddf60375 100644
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diff --git a/test/image/baselines/geo_choropleth-usa.png b/test/image/baselines/geo_choropleth-usa.png
index 73e8086453f..b8d5fc2ff0d 100644
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diff --git a/test/image/baselines/geo_multiple-usa-choropleths.png b/test/image/baselines/geo_multiple-usa-choropleths.png
index bf02461a9a5..6d7caba2561 100644
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diff --git a/test/image/baselines/geo_usa-states.png b/test/image/baselines/geo_usa-states.png
index 805eb01f612..bc232971da1 100644
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