diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Spatial/Converters/GeometryJsonConverter.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Spatial/Converters/GeometryJsonConverter.cs
index 85b58be06b..47b08d14b1 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Spatial/Converters/GeometryJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Spatial/Converters/GeometryJsonConverter.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ public override object ReadJson(
             }
 
             JToken typeToken = token["type"];
-            if (typeToken.Type != JTokenType.String)
+            if (typeToken == null 
+                || typeToken.Type != JTokenType.String)
             {
                 throw new JsonSerializationException(RMResources.SpatialInvalidGeometryType);
             }
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/Spatial/CommonSerializationTest.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/Spatial/CommonSerializationTest.cs
index b71a0a07fe..be73dab37c 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/Spatial/CommonSerializationTest.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/Spatial/CommonSerializationTest.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ public void TestInvalidJson()
             Point point = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Point>(json);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests that no type throws exception.
+        /// </summary>
+        [TestMethod]
+        [ExpectedException(typeof(JsonSerializationException))]
+        public void TestNoType()
+        {
+            string json = @"{""notatype"":""nothingrelevant""}";
+            Point point = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Point>(json);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Tests that coordinates cannot be null.
         /// </summary>