diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/sparql/read_record_data_template.sparql b/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/sparql/read_record_data_template.sparql
index 920a692..1b8e71c 100644
--- a/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/sparql/read_record_data_template.sparql
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/sparql/read_record_data_template.sparql
@@ -241,8 +241,10 @@ where {
     	{
         select *
         where {
-        	%record	aocat:has_spatial_coverage ?spatialRegion .
-            ?spatialRegion  aocat:has_place_name ?spatialPlaceName .
+        	optional {
+        	    %record	aocat:has_spatial_coverage ?spatialRegion .
+                ?spatialRegion  aocat:has_place_name ?spatialPlaceName .
+            }
             optional {
                 %record	aocat:has_spatial_coverage ?spatialRegionPoint .
                 ?spatialRegionPoint aocat:has_latitude ?spatialLocationLat ;