diff --git a/konova/utils/geometry/geometry_validator.py b/konova/utils/geometry/geometry_validator.py
index 9da64663..d0d7907b 100644
--- a/konova/utils/geometry/geometry_validator.py
+++ b/konova/utils/geometry/geometry_validator.py
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ class GeoJsonValidator:
         Returns:
 
         """
-        features = self._input_geojson.get("features", [])
+        features = self._input_geojson.get("features", None)
 
         is_input_geojson_empty = len(self._input_geojson) == 0
-        no_features_in_input_found = not features
+        no_features_in_input_found = features is None
 
         if not is_input_geojson_empty and no_features_in_input_found:
             # check if _input_geojson is a feature itself