diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/maps/map.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/maps/map.cc
index fec673ac16..4db9ce5e73 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/maps/map.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/maps/map.cc
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ static float get_time_typical(const QGeoRouteSegment &segment) {
 
 
 void MapWindow::recomputeRoute() {
+  if (!QUIState::ui_state.scene.started) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Retry all timed out requests
   if (!m_map.isNull()) {
     m_map->connectionEstablished();