diff --git a/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py b/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
index 03ca4337..6599bd59 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ class OSMCountryReverseGeocoder(OSMReverseGeocoder):
             if country:
                 break
         else:
-            return None, None
+            return None, []
 
         country = country.lower()