diff --git a/src/viewer.js b/src/viewer.js
index f0b698b8..af4b1822 100644
--- a/src/viewer.js
+++ b/src/viewer.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ $.Viewer = function( options ) {
     THIS[ this.hash ] = {
         "fsBoundsDelta":     new $.Point( 1, 1 ),
         "prevContainerSize": null,
+        "updateRequestId":   null,
         "animating":         false,
         "forceRedraw":       false,
         "mouseInside":       false,
@@ -353,7 +354,11 @@ $.extend( $.Viewer.prototype, $.EventHandler.prototype, $.ControlDock.prototype,
      * @return {OpenSeadragon.Viewer} Chainable.
      */
     close: function ( ) {
-        
+        if ( THIS[ this.hash ].updateRequestId !== null ){
+            $.cancelAnimationFrame( THIS[ this.hash ].updateRequestId );
+            THIS[ this.hash ].updateRequestId = null;
+        }
+
         if( this.drawer ){
             this.drawer.clearOverlays();
         }
@@ -1064,7 +1069,7 @@ function openTileSource( viewer, source ) {
 
     THIS[ _this.hash ].animating = false;
     THIS[ _this.hash ].forceRedraw = true;
-    scheduleUpdate( _this, updateMulti );
+    THIS[ _this.hash ].updateRequestId = scheduleUpdate( _this, updateMulti );
 
     //Assuming you had programatically created a bunch of overlays
     //and added them via configuration
@@ -1338,13 +1343,11 @@ function updateMulti( viewer ) {
 
     var beginTime;
 
-    if ( !viewer.source ) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     beginTime = +new Date();
     updateOnce( viewer );
-    scheduleUpdate( viewer, arguments.callee, beginTime );
+
+    THIS[ viewer.hash ].updateRequestId = scheduleUpdate( viewer,
+        arguments.callee, beginTime );
 }
 
 function updateOnce( viewer ) {