diff --git a/static/js/history.js b/static/js/history.js
index f2b3fcd..e7c1677 100644
--- a/static/js/history.js
+++ b/static/js/history.js
@@ -31,19 +31,21 @@
         const key = `${lat.toFixed(3)},${lon.toFixed(3)}`;
         if (key === _lastGeoKey) return;
         _lastGeoKey = key;
+        const fallback = `${lat.toFixed(5)}, ${lon.toFixed(5)}`;
         fetch(`https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=jsonv2&lat=${lat}&lon=${lon}`, {
-            headers: { 'Accept-Language': 'en' }
+            headers: { 'Accept-Language': 'en' },
+            signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000),
         })
         .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : null)
         .then(data => {
-            if (!data) return;
+            if (!data) { replayLocation.textContent = fallback; return; }
             const a = data.address || {};
             const road = a.road || a.hamlet || a.village || a.suburb || '';
             const city = a.city || a.town || a.village || a.municipality || '';
             replayLocation.textContent = [road, city].filter(Boolean).join(', ')
-                || data.display_name?.split(',').slice(0, 2).join(',') || '';
+                || data.display_name?.split(',').slice(0, 2).join(',') || fallback;
         })
-        .catch(() => {});
+        .catch(() => { replayLocation.textContent = fallback; });
     }
 
     function scheduleGeocode(lat, lon) {
diff --git a/static/js/yaris.js b/static/js/yaris.js
index 7fa77c8..2459f3c 100644
--- a/static/js/yaris.js
+++ b/static/js/yaris.js
@@ -196,19 +196,22 @@ _recenterBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
 });
 
 function reverseGeocode(lat, lon) {
+    const fallback = `${lat.toFixed(5)}, ${lon.toFixed(5)}`;
+    const el = document.getElementById('gps-location-name');
     fetch(`https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=jsonv2&lat=${lat}&lon=${lon}`, {
-        headers: { 'Accept-Language': 'en' }
+        headers: { 'Accept-Language': 'en' },
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000),
     })
     .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : null)
     .then(data => {
-        if (!data) return;
+        if (!data) { el.textContent = fallback; return; }
         const a = data.address || {};
         const name = a.road || a.hamlet || a.village || a.suburb || '';
         const city = a.city || a.town || a.village || a.municipality || '';
         const label = [name, city].filter(Boolean).join(', ');
-        document.getElementById('gps-location-name').textContent = label || data.display_name?.split(',').slice(0,2).join(',') || '';
+        el.textContent = label || data.display_name?.split(',').slice(0, 2).join(',') || fallback;
     })
-    .catch(() => {});
+    .catch(() => { el.textContent = fallback; });
 }
 
 socket.on('gps_location', function(data) {