diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/here/bulk_geocoder.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/here/bulk_geocoder.py
index 260441b..9a688f4 100644
--- a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/here/bulk_geocoder.py
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/here/bulk_geocoder.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class HereMapsBulkGeocoder(HereMapsGeocoder, StreetPointBulkGeocoder):
         for search in searches:
             fields = [search.address, search.city, search.state]
             search_text = ', '.join(filter(None, fields))
-            row = [s.encode("utf-8")
+            row = [s.encode("utf-8") if s else ''
                    for s in [str(search.id), search_text, search.country]]
             writer.writerow(row)
 
diff --git a/test/integration/test_street_functions.py b/test/integration/test_street_functions.py
index 1bf10cc..f4a83b2 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_street_functions.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_street_functions.py
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@ class TestBulkStreetFunctions(TestStreetFunctionsSetUp):
         response = self._run_authenticated(query)
         assert_equal(n - 1, len(response['rows']))
 
+    def test_missing_components_on_private_function(self):
+        query = "SELECT _cdb_bulk_geocode_street_point(" \
+                "   '[{\"id\": \"1\", \"address\": \"Amphitheatre Parkway 22\"}]' " \
+                ")"
+        response = self._run_authenticated(query)
+        assert_equal(1, len(response['rows']))
+
     def _run_authenticated(self, query):
         authenticated_query = "{}&api_key={}".format(query,
                                                      self.env_variables[