diff --git a/WebContent/OSRM.Via.js b/WebContent/OSRM.Via.js
index 0b307de7d..ac92ecf3e 100644
--- a/WebContent/OSRM.Via.js
+++ b/WebContent/OSRM.Via.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ drawDragMarker: function(event) {
 	
 	// get distance to route
 	var minpoint = OSRM.G.route._current_route.route.closestLayerPoint( event.layerPoint );
-	var min_dist = minpoint._sqDist;
+	var min_dist = minpoint ? minpoint._sqDist : 1000;
 	
 	// get distance to markers
 	var mouse = event.latlng;