diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/mapbox/geocoder.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/mapbox/geocoder.py
index 152c1f5..d6acb98 100644
--- a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/mapbox/geocoder.py
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/mapbox/geocoder.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from mapbox import Geocoder
 from cartodb_services.metrics import Traceable
 from cartodb_services.tools.exceptions import ServiceException
 from cartodb_services.tools.qps import qps_retry
+from cartodb_services.tools.normalize import normalize
 
 GEOCODER_NAME = 'geocoder_name'
 EPHEMERAL_GEOCODER = 'mapbox.places'
@@ -39,10 +40,16 @@ class MapboxGeocoder(Traceable):
     def _parse_geocoder_response(self, response):
         json_response = json.loads(response)
 
-        if json_response and json_response[ENTRY_FEATURES]:
-            feature = json_response[ENTRY_FEATURES][0]
+        # If Mapbox returns more that one result, take the first one
+        if json_response:
+            if type(json_response) == list:
+                json_response = json_response[0]
 
-            return self._extract_lng_lat_from_feature(feature)
+            if json_response[ENTRY_FEATURES]:
+                feature = json_response[ENTRY_FEATURES][0]
+                return self._extract_lng_lat_from_feature(feature)
+            else:
+                return []
         else:
             return []
 
@@ -61,11 +68,11 @@ class MapboxGeocoder(Traceable):
     def geocode(self, searchtext, city=None, state_province=None,
                 country=None):
         if searchtext and searchtext.strip():
-            address = [searchtext]
+            address = [normalize(searchtext)]
             if city:
-                address.append(city)
+                address.append(normalize(city))
             if state_province:
-                address.append(state_province)
+                address.append(normalize(state_province))
         else:
             return []
 
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/tools/normalize.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/tools/normalize.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d95f293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/tools/normalize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+def normalize(str_input):
+    return str_input.replace('"', '"') \
+                    .replace(';', ',')
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/test_mapboxgeocoder.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/test_mapboxgeocoder.py
index 910da0a..c9347f5 100644
--- a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/test_mapboxgeocoder.py
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/test_mapboxgeocoder.py
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ class MapboxGeocoderTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         assert place
 
+    def test_odd_characters(self):
+        place = self.geocoder.geocode(searchtext='Barcelona; "Spain"')
+
+        assert place
+
     def test_empty_request(self):
         place = self.geocoder.geocode(searchtext='', country=None, city=None, state_province=None)