diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/layer-stats/mapnik-layer-stats.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/layer-stats/mapnik-layer-stats.js
index 67d00d90..4de960fe 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/layer-stats/mapnik-layer-stats.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/layer-stats/mapnik-layer-stats.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function _geometryType(ctx) {
         const geometryColumn = AggregationMapConfig.getAggregationGeometryColumn();
         const sqlQuery = _getSQL(ctx, sql => queryUtils.getQueryGeometryType(sql, geometryColumn));
         return queryUtils.queryPromise(ctx.dbConnection, sqlQuery)
-            .then(res => ({ geometryType: res.rows[0].geom_type }));
+            .then(res => ({ geometryType: (res.rows[0] || {}).geom_type }));
     }
     return Promise.resolve();
 }