diff --git a/ogn/ognutils.py b/ogn/ognutils.py
index 4188615..49940cb 100644
--- a/ogn/ognutils.py
+++ b/ogn/ognutils.py
@@ -42,5 +42,8 @@ def get_ddb(csvfile=None):
 def get_country_code(latitude, longitude):
     geolocator = Nominatim()
     location = geolocator.reverse("%f, %f" % (latitude, longitude))
-    country_code = location.raw["address"]["country_code"]
+    try:
+        country_code = location.raw["address"]["country_code"]
+    except KeyError:
+        country_code = None
     return country_code
diff --git a/tests/test_ognutils.py b/tests/test_ognutils.py
index 43f92a9..9810a19 100644
--- a/tests/test_ognutils.py
+++ b/tests/test_ognutils.py
@@ -27,3 +27,9 @@ class TestStringMethods(unittest.TestCase):
         longitude = 11.0
         country_code = get_country_code(latitude, longitude)
         self.assertEquals(country_code, 'de')
+
+    def test_get_country_code_bad(self):
+        latitude = 0.0002274
+        longitude = -0.0009119
+        country_code = get_country_code(latitude, longitude)
+        self.assertEqual(country_code, None)