diff --git a/lib/geo.js b/lib/geo.js
index 08f8354d..fd2c4737 100644
--- a/lib/geo.js
+++ b/lib/geo.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ exports.nearFilter = function nearFilter(where) {
     parentKeys = parentKeys || [];
 
     Object.keys(clause).forEach(function(clauseKey) {
+      if (typeof clause[clauseKey] !== 'object' || !clause[clauseKey]) return;
       if (Array.isArray(clause[clauseKey])) {
         clause[clauseKey].forEach(function(el, index) {
           var ret = nearSearch(el, parentKeys.concat(clauseKey).concat(index));
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ exports.nearFilter = function nearFilter(where) {
             key: clauseKey,
           });
         }
-      }
+      };
     });
   }
   var nearResults = [];
diff --git a/test/basic-querying.test.js b/test/basic-querying.test.js
index 9b1ea00a..9adf6092 100644
--- a/test/basic-querying.test.js
+++ b/test/basic-querying.test.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('basic-querying', function() {
       db = getSchema();
       var people = [
         {name: 'a', vip: true},
-        {name: 'b'},
+        {name: 'b', vip: null},
         {name: 'c'},
         {name: 'd', vip: true},
         {name: 'e'},
@@ -153,6 +153,20 @@ describe('basic-querying', function() {
           done();
         });
     });
+
+    bdd.itIf(connectorCapabilities.nullDataValueExists !== false,
+    'should query by ids to check null property', function(done) {
+      User.findByIds([
+        createdUsers[0].id,
+        createdUsers[1].id],
+        {where: {vip: null}}, function(err, users) {
+          should.not.exist(err);
+          should.exist(users);
+          users.length.should.eql(1);
+          users[0].name.should.eql(createdUsers[1].name);
+          done();
+        });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('find', function() {