diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
index 06fd9e14..2b8d20f0 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
@@ -1219,7 +1219,6 @@ L.U.TileLayerControl = L.Control.extend({
       'click',
       function () {
         this.map.selectTileLayer(tilelayer)
-        this.map.ui.closePanel()
         if (options && options.callback) options.callback(tilelayer)
       },
       this