diff --git a/odc/geo/_map.py b/odc/geo/_map.py
index 2cf9af36..7e38b104 100644
--- a/odc/geo/_map.py
+++ b/odc/geo/_map.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def explore(
 
     # Update any supplied kwargs with custom params
     map_kwds = {} if map_kwds is None else map_kwds
-    kwargs.update(cmap=cmap, vmin=vmin, vmax=vmax, robust=robust)
+    kwargs.update(cmap=cmap, vmin=vmin, vmax=vmax, robust=robust, resampling=resampling)
     map_kwds.update(tiles=tiles, attr=attr)
 
     # If input is a dataset, convert to an RGBA array
@@ -258,12 +258,11 @@ def explore(
         except ValueError as e:
             if "Must specify clamp" in str(e):
                 raise e
-            else:
-                ValueError(
-                    f"Unable to automatically guess RGB colours ({e}). "
-                    f"Manually specify bands to plot using the `bands` "
-                    "parameter, e.g. `ds.odc.explore(bands=['a', 'b', 'c'])`"
-                )
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Unable to automatically guess RGB colours ({e}). "
+                f"Manually specify bands to plot using the `bands` "
+                "parameter, e.g. `ds.odc.explore(bands=['a', 'b', 'c'])`"
+            ) from e
 
     # Create folium Map if required
     if map is None:
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ def explore(
     # Add to map and raise a friendly error if data has unsuitable dims
     try:
         xx.odc.add_to(map, **kwargs)
-    except ValueError as e:
+    except ValueError:
         raise ValueError(
             "Only 2D single-band (x, y) or 3D multi-band (x, y, band) "
             "arrays are supported by `.explore()`. Please reduce the "