diff --git a/konova/utils/geometry/geometry_validator.py b/konova/utils/geometry/geometry_validator.py
index 15fbd43a..a5af9f24 100644
--- a/konova/utils/geometry/geometry_validator.py
+++ b/konova/utils/geometry/geometry_validator.py
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ class GeoJsonValidator:
         Returns:
 
         """
-        features = self._input_geojson.get("features", None)
+        features = self._input_geojson.get("features", [])
 
         is_input_geojson_empty = len(self._input_geojson) == 0
-        no_features_in_input_found = features is None
+        no_features_in_input_found = len(features) == 0
 
         if not is_input_geojson_empty and no_features_in_input_found:
             # check if _input_geojson is a feature itself
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ class GeoJsonValidator:
             else:
                 self.__add_error("Input does not seem to be geojson")
                 return
-
         try:
             validated_features = self.__validate_single_features(features)
         except AssertionError as e: