diff --git a/src/components/UserMap.js b/src/components/UserMap.js
index 1ec4c484d990b5b29ff443a7840a86e2517bda78..8438e3cf48851285e2e49ec61f70cbba855ed942 100644
--- a/src/components/UserMap.js
+++ b/src/components/UserMap.js
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ class UserMap extends Component {
         }
       }, (error) =>{
         console.log(error);
+        // disable tracking
+        if(this.watchPositionId != null){
+          navigator.geolocation.clearWatch(this.watchPositionId);
+        }
       }, options);
     }
   }