diff --git a/mapstore2_adapter/plugins/geonode.py b/mapstore2_adapter/plugins/geonode.py
index 04367a2a6f..e6cac6a2e3 100644
--- a/mapstore2_adapter/plugins/geonode.py
+++ b/mapstore2_adapter/plugins/geonode.py
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ def convert(self, viewer, request):
         info = {}
         info['canDelete'] = False
         info['canEdit'] = False
-        info['description'] = viewer_obj['about']['abstract']
+        info['description'] = viewer_obj['about']['abstract'] if viewer_obj.get('about') else ''
         info['id'] = map_id
-        info['name'] = viewer_obj['about']['title']
+        info['name'] = viewer_obj['about']['title']if viewer_obj.get('about') else ''
 
         if map_id:
             from mapstore2_adapter import fixup_map
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ def convert(self, viewer, request):
                 logger.debug(tb)
 
         data['version'] = 2
-        data['map']['info'] = info
+        if data.get('map'):
+            data['map']['info'] = info
 
         # Default Catalogue Services Definition
         try: