diff --git a/src/Controller/APIController.php b/src/Controller/APIController.php
index 4925cf9b..d85978a8 100644
--- a/src/Controller/APIController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/APIController.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use App\Service\InvoiceCreator;
 use App\Service\RisingTideGateway;
 use App\Service\MQTTClient;
 use App\Service\GeofenceTracker;
+use App\Service\RiderTracker;
 
 use App\Entity\MobileSession;
 use App\Entity\Customer;
@@ -1116,7 +1117,7 @@ class APIController extends Controller
         return $res->getReturnResponse();
     }
 
-    public function getRiderStatus(Request $req)
+    public function getRiderStatus(Request $req, RiderTracker $rt)
     {
         $required_params = [];
         $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
@@ -1243,8 +1244,9 @@ class APIController extends Controller
             case JOStatus::ASSIGNED:
             case JOStatus::IN_TRANSIT:
             case JOStatus::IN_PROGRESS:
-                $coord = $jo->getHub()->getCoordinates();
                 $rider = $jo->getRider();
+                // get rider coordinates from redis
+                $coord = $rt->getRiderLocation($rider->getID());
 
                 // default image url
                 $url_prefix = $req->getSchemeAndHttpHost();
diff --git a/src/Service/RiderTracker.php b/src/Service/RiderTracker.php
index 59bf1f17..c34d215d 100644
--- a/src/Service/RiderTracker.php
+++ b/src/Service/RiderTracker.php
@@ -33,26 +33,25 @@ class RiderTracker
 
     public function getRiderLocation($rider_id)
     {
-        // check if rider id exists or is valid
-        $rider = $this->em->getRepository(Rider::class)->find($rider_id);
-        if ($rider != null)
+        $coordinates = new Point(0,0);
+        $key = $this->getRiderKey($rider_id);
+
+        // check redis cache for rider information
+        if (($this->redis->hexists($key, 'longitude')) && 
+            ($this->redis->hexists($key, 'latitude')))
         {
-            $coordinates = $rider->getHub()->getCoordinates();
-
-            $key = $this->getRiderKey($rider_id);
-
-            // check redis cache for rider information
-            if (($this->redis->hexists($key, 'longitude')) && 
-                ($this->redis->hexists($key, 'latitude')))
-            {
-                $long = $this->redis->hget($key, 'longitude');
-                $lat = $this->redis->hget($key, 'latitude');
-
-                $coordinates = new Point($long, $lat);
-            }
-
-            return $coordinates;
+            $long = $this->redis->hget($key, 'longitude');
+            $lat = $this->redis->hget($key, 'latitude');
 
+            $coordinates = new Point($long, $lat);
         }
+        else
+        {
+            $rider = $this->em->getRepository(Rider::class)->find($rider_id);
+            $coordinates = $rider->getHub()->getCoordinates();
+        }
+
+        return $coordinates;
+
     }
 }