diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/translate.js b/src/ol/interaction/translate.js
index af31884150..9e54d5a013 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/translate.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/translate.js
@@ -251,13 +251,12 @@ ol.interaction.Translate.prototype.handleActiveChanged_ = function() {
 ol.interaction.Translate.prototype.updateState_ = function(oldMap) {
   var map = this.getMap();
   var active = this.getActive();
-  if ((!map || !active)) {
-    if (!map) {
-      map = oldMap;
+  if (!map || !active) {
+    map = map || oldMap;
+    if (map) {
+      var elem = map.getViewport();
+      elem.classList.remove('ol-grab', 'ol-grabbing');
     }
-
-    var elem = map.getViewport();
-    elem.classList.remove('ol-grab', 'ol-grabbing');
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/translate.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/translate.test.js
index 9f8a0c7d9c..20606222f5 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/translate.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/translate.test.js
@@ -143,6 +143,19 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Translate', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('setActive', function() {
+
+    it('works when the map is not set', function() {
+      var translate = new ol.interaction.Translate({
+        features: features
+      });
+      expect(translate.getActive()).to.be(true);
+      translate.setActive(false);
+      expect(translate.getActive()).to.be(false);
+    });
+
+  });
+
   describe('moving features, with features option', function() {
     var translate;