diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b2d5c6ca2..8edd7bf79 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 
 - New Topics and Project for UNICEF education access project have been added ([#832])
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- fix: global coverage is now returned correctly ([#821])
+
+
+[#821]: https://github.com/GIScience/ohsome-quality-api/issues/821
+
 
 ## Release  1.5.0
 
diff --git a/ohsome_quality_api/indicators/base.py b/ohsome_quality_api/indicators/base.py
index fd81da468..03505bcfb 100644
--- a/ohsome_quality_api/indicators/base.py
+++ b/ohsome_quality_api/indicators/base.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ async def coverage(cls, inverse=False) -> list[Feature]:
                 )
             ]
         else:
-            return [Feature(Polygon(coordinates=[]))]
+            return [Feature(geometry=Polygon(coordinates=[]))]
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def preprocess(self) -> None: