diff --git a/source/Ox.Geo/Ox.Geo.js b/source/Ox.Geo/Ox.Geo.js
index ac9c3520..081edd4a 100644
--- a/source/Ox.Geo/Ox.Geo.js
+++ b/source/Ox.Geo/Ox.Geo.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Ox.load.Geo = function(options, callback) {
 
         Ox.getCountryByGeoname = function(geoname) {
             // fixme: UAE correction doesn't belong here, fix in map
-            geoname = geoname.replace(' - United Arab Emirates', ', United Arab Emirates')
+            geoname = (geoname || '').replace(' - United Arab Emirates', ', United Arab Emirates')
             return Ox.getCountryByName(
                 geoname.split(', ').pop()
                 .replace('Sint Eustatius and Saba', 'Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba')