diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
index c62d6bb7..b4eee7fa 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DataviewBackend.prototype.getDataview = function (mapConfigProvider, user, param
 
         var dataviewDefinition = getDataviewDefinition(mapConfig.obj(), dataviewName);
         if (!dataviewDefinition) {
-            throw new Error("Dataview '" + dataviewName + "' does not exists");
+            return callback(new Error("Dataview '" + dataviewName + "' does not exists"));
         }
 
         var ownFilter = +params.own_filter;