diff --git a/locationmap.module b/locationmap.module
index 4b29514..83f8894 100755
--- a/locationmap.module
+++ b/locationmap.module
@@ -408,9 +408,10 @@ function locationmap_block_view($delta) {
  * @see http://drupal.org/node/1354
  */
 function locationmap_static_image_url($w = 200, $h = 150) {
-  $image_url = 'http://maps.google.com/staticmap?zoom=' . variable_get('locationmap_zoom', 5);
+  $image_url = 'http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=' . variable_get('locationmap_zoom', 5);
   $image_url .= "&size={$w}x{$h}";
   $image_url .= '&markers=' . variable_get('locationmap_lat', 0) . ',' . variable_get('locationmap_lng', 0);
+  $image_url .= "&sensor=false";
   return($image_url);
 }