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:
diff --git a/tests/integrationtests/test_base_indicator.py b/tests/integrationtests/test_base_indicator.py
index b045b448a..838c3eaf9 100644
--- a/tests/integrationtests/test_base_indicator.py
+++ b/tests/integrationtests/test_base_indicator.py
@@ -65,15 +65,18 @@ def test_coverage(self):
         for feature in coverage:
             assert isinstance(feature, Feature)
             assert feature.is_valid
+            assert feature["geometry"] is not None
         coverage_default = asyncio.run(Minimal.coverage())
         for feature in coverage_default:
             assert isinstance(feature, Feature)
             assert feature.is_valid
+            assert feature["geometry"] is not None
         assert coverage_default == coverage
         coverage_inversed = asyncio.run(Minimal.coverage(inverse=True))
         for feature in coverage_inversed:
             assert isinstance(feature, Feature)
             assert feature.is_valid
+            assert feature["geometry"] is not None
         assert coverage != coverage_inversed
         assert coverage_default != coverage_inversed