diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
index 5a8d0af4..e64789ca 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ U.Map = L.Map.extend({
     }
 
     this.initShortcuts()
+    if (!this.options.noControl) this.initCaptionBar()
     this.onceDataLoaded(this.setViewFromQueryString)
 
     window.onbeforeunload = () => (this.editEnabled && this.isDirty) || null
@@ -303,7 +304,6 @@ U.Map = L.Map.extend({
 
   setViewFromQueryString: async function () {
     if (this.options.noControl) return
-    this.initCaptionBar()
     if (L.Util.queryString('share')) {
       this.share.open()
     } else if (this.options.onLoadPanel === 'databrowser') {