diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/index/browse.js b/app/assets/javascripts/index/browse.js
index 69f6e3bc8..c70228501 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/index/browse.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/index/browse.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function initializeBrowse(map) {
       $('#browse_status').html(
         $("<p class='warning'></p>")
           .text(I18n.t("browse.start_rjs.unable_to_load_size", { max_bbox_size: OSM.MAX_REQUEST_AREA, bbox_size: size.toFixed(2) })));
-      return false;
+      return;
     }
 
     var url = "/api/" + OSM.API_VERSION + "/map?bbox=" + bounds.toBBoxString();