diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/aggregation-mapconfig-adapter.js b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/aggregation-mapconfig-adapter.js
index a73e99a9..425aade7 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/aggregation-mapconfig-adapter.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/aggregation-mapconfig-adapter.js
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ module.exports = class AggregationMapConfigAdapter {
             return callback(new Error(invalidAggregationParamValueErrorMessage({ value: params.aggregation })));
         }
 
-        const mapConfig = new AggregationMapConfig(requestMapConfig);
+        let mapConfig;
+        try {
+            mapConfig = new AggregationMapConfig(requestMapConfig);
+        } catch (err) {
+            return callback(err);
+        }
+
 
         if (!this._shouldAdapt(mapConfig, params)) {
             return callback(null, requestMapConfig);