Quest tipsters dry?

I always see the star icon on maps for quest tipsters, but for instance, i visit the quest tipster (innkeep) in Rattay and he gets ratty with me and says he doesn’t want to talk. Others from other towns say they don’t know anyone who needs help, yet the star icons stay constantly up as if they have something for me (just like when the activity givers have a relevant task).

Is it meant to be that way that it stays up so you have to keep checking when a side quest or activity might come up or is it just a bug?

After you talk to them once they give you the quests in the area and they show up on the map. I agree the star should go away but it doesn’t.