diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Map.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Map.js.erb
index d5330e95..6dc457d2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Map.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Map.js.erb
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@ Metamaps.Map.InfoBox = {
   addTypeahead: function () {
     var self = Metamaps.Map.InfoBox
 
+    if (!Metamaps.Active.Map) return
+
     // for autocomplete
     var collaborators = {
         name: 'collaborators',