diff --git a/lib/ui/location_search_widget.dart b/lib/ui/location_search_widget.dart
index 022bedf60..7b98415fa 100644
--- a/lib/ui/location_search_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/location_search_widget.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class _LocationSearchWidgetState extends State<LocationSearchWidget> {
         ),
       ),
       hideOnEmpty: true,
-      hideOnLoading: true,
       loadingBuilder: (context) {
         return loadWidget;
       },
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ class _LocationSearchWidgetState extends State<LocationSearchWidget> {
         return LocationSearchResultWidget(suggestion['name']);
       },
       onSuggestionSelected: (suggestion) {
-        Navigator.pop(context);
         Navigator.of(context).push(MaterialPageRoute(
             builder: (context) => LocationSearchResultsPage(
                   ViewPort(