diff --git a/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py b/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py
index cac2c744..ed5f6235 100644
--- a/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py
+++ b/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py
@@ -727,7 +727,6 @@ def get_patrol_observations(
                         f"Getting observations for subject_id={subject_id} start_time={patrol_start_time} end_time={patrol_end_time}"
                         f"failed for: {e}"
                     )
-            return ecoscope.base.Relocations(pd.concat(observations)).set_index("id")
         return ecoscope.base.Relocations(pd.concat(observations))
             
     def get_patrol_segment_events(