diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/maps/map.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/maps/map.cc
index c1e1fa1636..68f3030142 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/maps/map.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/maps/map.cc
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ void MapWindow::initLayers() {
 }
 
 void MapWindow::timerUpdate() {
+  if (!QUIState::ui_state.scene.started) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (isVisible()) {
     update();
   }
@@ -263,11 +267,6 @@ void MapWindow::recomputeRoute() {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Retry all timed out requests
-  if (!m_map.isNull()) {
-    m_map->connectionEstablished();
-  }
-
   if (!last_position) {
     return;
   }