diff --git a/fields/field.maplocation.php b/fields/field.maplocation.php
index c772356..893d5a3 100644
--- a/fields/field.maplocation.php
+++ b/fields/field.maplocation.php
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public function appendFormattedElement(XMLElement &$wrapper, $data, $encode = fa
 			));
 			$field->appendChild($map);
 
-			if (count($this->_filter_origin['latitude']) > 0) {
+			if (is_object($this->_filter_origin['latitude']) && count($this->_filter_origin['latitude']) > 0) {
 				$distance = new XMLElement('distance');
 				$distance->setAttribute('from', $this->_filter_origin['latitude'] . ',' . $this->_filter_origin['longitude']);
 				$distance->setAttribute('distance', extension_maplocationfield::geoDistance($this->_filter_origin['latitude'], $this->_filter_origin['longitude'], $data['latitude'], $data['longitude'], $this->_filter_origin['unit']));