diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
index 4a79612f..c62d6bb7 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
@@ -59,7 +59,15 @@ DataviewBackend.prototype.getDataview = function (mapConfigProvider, user, param
 
         var dataview = dataviewFactory.getDataview(query, dataviewDefinition);
 
-        dataview.getResult(pg, getOverrideParams(params, !!ownFilter), function (err, dataview) {
+        let overrideParams;
+
+        try {
+            overrideParams = getOverrideParams(params, !!ownFilter);
+        } catch (error) {
+            return callback(error);
+        }
+
+        dataview.getResult(pg, overrideParams, function (err, dataview) {
             if (err) {
                 return callback(err);
             }