diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
index f97f4d3d..650a754c 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
@@ -175,15 +175,12 @@ MapController.prototype.create = function(req, res, prepareConfigFn) {
             assert.ifError(err);
             var next = this;
             analysesResults = _analysesResults;
-            self.namedLayersAdapter.getLayers(req.context.user, requestMapConfig.layers, self.pgConnection,
-                function(err, layers, datasource) {
+            self.namedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(req.context.user, requestMapConfig, self.pgConnection,
+                function(err, requestMapConfig, datasource) {
                     if (err) {
                         return next(err);
                     }
 
-                    if (layers) {
-                        requestMapConfig.layers = layers;
-                    }
                     return next(null, requestMapConfig, datasource);
                 }
             );
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/mapconfig-named-layers-adapter.js b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/mapconfig-named-layers-adapter.js
index 26b6c3a1..e8792def 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/mapconfig-named-layers-adapter.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/mapconfig-named-layers-adapter.js
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ function MapConfigNamedLayersAdapter(templateMaps) {
 
 module.exports = MapConfigNamedLayersAdapter;
 
-MapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.prototype.getLayers = function(username, layers, dbMetadata, callback) {
+MapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.prototype.getMapConfig = function(username, requestMapConfig, dbMetadata, callback) {
     var self = this;
 
+    var layers = requestMapConfig.layers;
+
     if (!layers) {
-        return callback(null);
+        return callback(null, requestMapConfig);
     }
 
     var adaptLayersQueue = queue(layers.length);
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ MapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.prototype.getLayers = function(username, layers, dbM
 
         });
 
-        return callback(null, layers, datasourceBuilder.build());
+        requestMapConfig.layers = layers;
+
+        return callback(null, requestMapConfig, datasourceBuilder.build());
     }
 
 
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ MapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.prototype.getLayers = function(username, layers, dbM
             adaptLayersQueue.awaitAll(layersAdaptQueueFinish);
         });
     } else {
-        return callback(null, layers, datasourceBuilder.build());
+        return callback(null, requestMapConfig, datasourceBuilder.build());
     }
 
 };
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/provider/named-map-provider.js b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/provider/named-map-provider.js
index aed00af7..fd661697 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/provider/named-map-provider.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/provider/named-map-provider.js
@@ -131,15 +131,12 @@ NamedMapMapConfigProvider.prototype.getMapConfig = function(callback) {
             assert.ifError(err);
             var next = this;
             self.analysesResults = analysesResults || [];
-            self.namedLayersAdapter.getLayers(self.owner, _mapConfig.layers, self.pgConnection,
-                function(err, layers, datasource) {
+            self.namedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(self.owner, _mapConfig, self.pgConnection,
+                function(err, _mapConfig, datasource) {
                     if (err) {
                         return next(err);
                     }
 
-                    if (layers) {
-                        _mapConfig.layers = layers;
-                    }
                     return next(null, _mapConfig, datasource);
                 }
             );
diff --git a/test/integration/mapconfig_named_layers_datasource.js b/test/integration/mapconfig_named_layers_datasource.js
index 39d19359..d372f138 100644
--- a/test/integration/mapconfig_named_layers_datasource.js
+++ b/test/integration/mapconfig_named_layers_datasource.js
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ describe('named_layers datasources', function() {
 
     testScenarios.forEach(function(testScenario) {
         it('should return a list of layers ' + testScenario.desc, function(done) {
-            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getLayers(username, testScenario.config.layers, pgConnection,
-                function(err, layers, datasource) {
-                    testScenario.test(err, layers, datasource, done);
+            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(username, testScenario.config, pgConnection,
+                function(err, mapConfig, datasource) {
+                    testScenario.test(err, mapConfig.layers, datasource, done);
                 }
             );
         });
diff --git a/test/integration/mapconfig_named_layers_expanded.js b/test/integration/mapconfig_named_layers_expanded.js
index b7aae20e..90c384f4 100644
--- a/test/integration/mapconfig_named_layers_expanded.js
+++ b/test/integration/mapconfig_named_layers_expanded.js
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ describe('mapconfig-named-layers-adapter', function() {
         var missingNamedMapLayerConfig = makeNamedMapLayerConfig({
             config: {}
         });
-        mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getLayers(username, missingNamedMapLayerConfig.layers, pgConnection,
-            function(err, layers, datasource) {
+        mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(username, missingNamedMapLayerConfig, pgConnection,
+            function(err, mapConfig, datasource) {
                 assert.ok(err);
-                assert.ok(!layers);
+                assert.ok(!mapConfig);
                 assert.ok(!datasource);
                 assert.equal(err.message, 'Missing Named Map `name` in layer options');
 
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ describe('mapconfig-named-layers-adapter', function() {
         var nonExistentNamedMapLayerConfig = makeNamedMapLayerConfig({
             name: missingTemplateName
         });
-        mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getLayers(username, nonExistentNamedMapLayerConfig.layers, pgConnection,
-            function(err, layers, datasource) {
+        mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(username, nonExistentNamedMapLayerConfig, pgConnection,
+            function(err, mapConfig, datasource) {
                 assert.ok(err);
-                assert.ok(!layers);
+                assert.ok(!mapConfig);
                 assert.ok(!datasource);
                 assert.equal(
                     err.message, "Template '" + missingTemplateName + "' of user '" + username + "' not found"
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ describe('mapconfig-named-layers-adapter', function() {
             var nonAuthTokensNamedMapLayerConfig = makeNamedMapLayerConfig({
                 name: tokenAuthTemplateName
             });
-            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getLayers(username, nonAuthTokensNamedMapLayerConfig.layers, pgConnection,
-                function(err, layers, datasource) {
+            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(username, nonAuthTokensNamedMapLayerConfig, pgConnection,
+                function(err, mapConfig, datasource) {
                     assert.ok(err);
-                    assert.ok(!layers);
+                    assert.ok(!mapConfig);
                     assert.ok(!datasource);
                     assert.equal(err.message, "Unauthorized '" + tokenAuthTemplateName + "' template instantiation");
 
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ describe('mapconfig-named-layers-adapter', function() {
             var nestedNamedMapLayerConfig = makeNamedMapLayerConfig({
                 name: nestedNamedMapTemplateName
             });
-            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getLayers(username, nestedNamedMapLayerConfig.layers, pgConnection,
-                function(err, layers, datasource) {
+            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(username, nestedNamedMapLayerConfig, pgConnection,
+                function(err, mapConfig, datasource) {
                     assert.ok(err);
-                    assert.ok(!layers);
+                    assert.ok(!mapConfig);
                     assert.ok(!datasource);
                     assert.equal(err.message, 'Nested named layers are not allowed');
 
@@ -226,9 +226,10 @@ describe('mapconfig-named-layers-adapter', function() {
         var validNamedMapMapLayerConfig = makeNamedMapLayerConfig({
             name: templateName
         });
-        mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getLayers(username, validNamedMapMapLayerConfig.layers, pgConnection,
-            function(err, layers, datasource) {
+        mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(username, validNamedMapMapLayerConfig, pgConnection,
+            function(err, mapConfig, datasource) {
                 assert.ok(!err);
+                var layers = mapConfig.layers;
                 assert.ok(layers.length, 1);
                 assert.ok(layers[0].type, 'cartodb');
                 assert.notEqual(datasource.getLayerDatasource(0), undefined);
@@ -248,9 +249,10 @@ describe('mapconfig-named-layers-adapter', function() {
                 name: tokenAuthTemplateName,
                 auth_tokens: ['valid1']
             });
-            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getLayers(username, validAuthTokensNamedMapLayerConfig.layers, pgConnection,
-                function(err, layers, datasource) {
+            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(username, validAuthTokensNamedMapLayerConfig, pgConnection,
+                function(err, mapConfig, datasource) {
                     assert.ok(!err);
+                    var layers = mapConfig.layers;
                     assert.equal(layers.length, 1);
                     assert.notEqual(datasource.getLayerDatasource(0), undefined);
 
@@ -270,9 +272,10 @@ describe('mapconfig-named-layers-adapter', function() {
                 name: multipleLayersTemplateName,
                 auth_tokens: ['valid2']
             });
-            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getLayers(username, multipleLayersNamedMapLayerConfig.layers, pgConnection,
-                function(err, layers, datasource) {
+            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(username, multipleLayersNamedMapLayerConfig, pgConnection,
+                function(err, mapConfig, datasource) {
                     assert.ok(!err);
+                    var layers = mapConfig.layers;
                     assert.equal(layers.length, 2);
 
                     assert.equal(layers[0].type, 'mapnik');
@@ -306,9 +309,10 @@ describe('mapconfig-named-layers-adapter', function() {
                 },
                 auth_tokens: ['valid2']
             });
-            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getLayers(username, multipleLayersNamedMapLayerConfig.layers, pgConnection,
-                function(err, layers, datasource) {
+            mapConfigNamedLayersAdapter.getMapConfig(username, multipleLayersNamedMapLayerConfig, pgConnection,
+                function(err, mapConfig, datasource) {
                     assert.ok(!err);
+                    var layers = mapConfig.layers;
                     assert.equal(layers.length, 2);
 
                     assert.equal(layers[0].type, 'mapnik');