diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Map.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Map.js
index da145bec..452732f3 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Map.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Map.js
@@ -774,11 +774,11 @@ Ox.Map = function(options, self) {
         // gets the largest place at latlng that would fit in bounds
         var callback = arguments.length == 3 ? callback : bounds,
             bounds = arguments.length == 3 ? bounds : null;
-        self.$loadingIcon.start();
+        self.$loadingIcon && self.$loadingIcon.start();
         self.geocoder.geocode({
             latLng: latlng
         }, function(results, status) {
-            self.$loadingIcon.stop();
+            self.$loadingIcon && self.$loadingIcon.stop();
             if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
                 if (bounds) {
                     Ox.forEach(results.reverse(), function(result, i) {
@@ -810,11 +810,11 @@ Ox.Map = function(options, self) {
     }
 
     function getPlaceByName(name, callback) {
-        self.$loadingIcon.start();
+        self.$loadingIcon && self.$loadingIcon.start();
         self.geocoder.geocode({
             address: name
         }, function(results, status) {
-            self.$loadingIcon.stop();
+            self.$loadingIcon && self.$loadingIcon.stop();
             if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
                 callback(new Ox.MapPlace(parseGeodata(results[0])));
             }