diff --git a/pygeoapi/linked_data.py b/pygeoapi/linked_data.py
index c502922..b79a72a 100644
--- a/pygeoapi/linked_data.py
+++ b/pygeoapi/linked_data.py
@@ -211,8 +211,10 @@ def geojson2jsonld(cls, data: dict, dataset: str,
         data.update(data.pop('properties'))
 
         # Include multiple geometry encodings
-        data['type'] = 'schema:Place'
-        jsonldify_geometry(data)
+        if (data.get('geometry') is not None):
+            data['type'] = 'schema:Place'
+            jsonldify_geometry(data)
+
         data['@id'] = identifier
 
     else: