diff --git a/src/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py b/src/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py
index 8c80e6dcf..15d99cb2f 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py
@@ -138,24 +138,32 @@ class PlaceBaseModel(object):
         return unicode(data[2])
 
     def column_longitude(self, data):
+        if not data[3]:
+            return u' '
         value = conv_lat_lon('0', data[3], format='DEG')[1]
         if not value:
             return _("Error in format")
         return value
 
     def column_latitude(self, data):
+        if not data[4]:
+            return u' '
         value = conv_lat_lon(data[4], '0', format='DEG')[0]
         if not value:
             return _("Error in format")
         return value
 
     def sort_longitude(self, data):
+        if not data[3]:
+            return u' '
         value = conv_lat_lon('0', data[3], format='ISO-DMS') if data[3] else u''
         if not value:
              return _("Error in format")
         return value
 
     def sort_latitude(self, data):
+        if not data[4]:
+            return u' '
         value = conv_lat_lon(data[4], '0', format='ISO-DMS') if data[4] else u''
         if not value:
             return _("Error in format")