diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
index 89b811bb..b7bb6d0b 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
@@ -139,17 +139,17 @@ DataviewBackend.prototype.getDataview = function (mapConfigProvider, user, param
             if (params.bbox) {
                 var bboxFilter = new BBoxFilter({column: 'the_geom', srid: 4326}, {bbox: params.bbox});
                 query = bboxFilter.sql(query);
-                var bbox_filter_definition = {
-                    type: 'bbox',
-                    options: {
-                        column: 'the_geom',
-                        srid: 4326,
-                    },
-                    params: {
-                        bbox: params.bbox
-                    }
-                };
                 if ( queryRewriteData ) {
+                    var bbox_filter_definition = {
+                        type: 'bbox',
+                        options: {
+                            column: 'the_geom',
+                            srid: 4326,
+                        },
+                        params: {
+                            bbox: params.bbox
+                        }
+                    };
                     queryRewriteData = _.extend(queryRewriteData, { bbox_filter: bbox_filter_definition });
                 }
             }