diff --git a/mapper/src/App.js b/mapper/src/App.js
index a79223a..5490e45 100644
--- a/mapper/src/App.js
+++ b/mapper/src/App.js
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ function Menu({data, duration, setDuration, end, setEnd, slider, setSlider, subm
 	const [isSearching, setIsSearching] = useState(false);
 	const [searchResults, setSearchResults] = useState(null);
 	const [activeSearchResult, setActiveSearchResult] = useState(null);
+	const cancelTokenSourceRef = useRef(null);
 	const scrollContainerRef = useRef(null);
 	const scrollPositionRef = useRef(0);
 	const [lastDrawnItemsForExclusion, setLastDrawnItemsForExclusion] = useState(null);
@@ -332,6 +333,12 @@ function Menu({data, duration, setDuration, end, setEnd, slider, setSlider, subm
 		};
 	}, [searchResults]);
 
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!submenu && isSearching && cancelTokenSourceRef.current) {
+			cancelTokenSourceRef.current.cancel('Search cancelled because menu was closed.');
+		}
+	}, [submenu, isSearching]);
+
 	const handleSliderChange = (newSliderValue) => {
 		setActiveSearchResult(null);
 		setSlider(newSliderValue);
@@ -574,6 +581,7 @@ function Menu({data, duration, setDuration, end, setEnd, slider, setSlider, subm
 		}));
 
 		setIsSearching(true);
+		cancelTokenSourceRef.current = axios.CancelToken.source();
 
 		try {
 			const api_key = localStorage.getItem('api_key');
@@ -584,17 +592,25 @@ function Menu({data, duration, setDuration, end, setEnd, slider, setSlider, subm
 			const res = await axios.post(
 				'https://sensors-api.dns.t0.vc/search/owntracks/OwnTracks',
 				{ areas: areas },
-				{ params: params }
+				{
+					params: params,
+					cancelToken: cancelTokenSourceRef.current.token,
+				}
 			);
 
 			setActiveSearchResult(null);
 			const sortedData = res.data.sort((a, b) => b.start - a.start);
 			setSearchResults(sortedData);
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.error('Error during area search:', error);
-			alert('An error occurred during the search.');
+			if (axios.isCancel(error)) {
+				// Request was canceled, do nothing
+			} else {
+				console.error('Error during area search:', error);
+				alert('An error occurred during the search.');
+			}
 		} finally {
 			setIsSearching(false);
+			cancelTokenSourceRef.current = null;
 		}
 	};