diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java
index 5c2524cbc..f60867db8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ public class NearbyListFragment extends ListFragment implements TaskListener {
         super.onDetach();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onDestroy() {
+        super.onDestroy();
+
+        if(nearbyAsyncTask != null && nearbyAsyncTask.getStatus() != AsyncTask.Status.FINISHED) {
+            nearbyAsyncTask.cancel(true);
+        }
+    }
+
     private class NearbyAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Integer, List<Place>> {
 
         private final TaskListener listener;
@@ -138,6 +147,11 @@ public class NearbyListFragment extends ListFragment implements TaskListener {
         @Override
         protected void onPostExecute(List<Place> result) {
             super.onPostExecute(result);
+
+            if(isCancelled()) {
+                return; 
+            }
+
             progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
             mAdapter = new NearbyAdapter(getActivity(), places);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyPlaces.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyPlaces.java
index 1201cf0d0..6e38c1025 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyPlaces.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyPlaces.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class NearbyPlaces {
                 StrictMode.ThreadPolicy policy = new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder().permitAll().build();
                 StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(policy);
 
+
                 URL file = new URL("https://tools.wmflabs.org/wiki-needs-pictures/data/data.csv");
 
                 BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(file.openStream()));