diff --git a/pages/add/_edit.vue b/pages/add/_edit.vue
index 820c76a2..59efe93a 100644
--- a/pages/add/_edit.vue
+++ b/pages/add/_edit.vue
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ export default {
       }
       formData.append('place_name', this.event.place.name.trim())
       formData.append('place_address', this.event.place.address)
-      formData.append('place_latitude', this.event.place.latitude)
-      formData.append('place_longitude', this.event.place.longitude)
+      if (this.event.place.latitude) { formData.append('place_latitude', this.event.place.latitude) }
+      if (this.event.place.longitude) { formData.append('place_longitude', this.event.place.longitude) }
       formData.append('description', this.event.description)
       formData.append('multidate', !!this.date.multidate)
       let [hour, minute] = this.date.fromHour.split(':')
diff --git a/server/api/controller/event.js b/server/api/controller/event.js
index 73592c04..46849094 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/event.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/event.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const eventController = {
       return place
     }
 
+    console.error('dentro findOrCreatePlace', body)
+
     const place_name = body.place_name && body.place_name.trim()
     const place_address = body.place_address && body.place_address.trim()
     if (!place_address || !place_name) {
@@ -39,8 +41,8 @@ const eventController = {
       place = await Place.create({
         name: place_name,
         address: place_address,
-        latitude: body.place_latitude,
-        longitude: body.place_longitude        
+        latitude: Number(body.place_latitude) || null,
+        longitude: Number(body.place_longitude) || null
       })
     }
     return place
@@ -390,6 +392,7 @@ const eventController = {
           return res.status(400).send(`Place not found`)
         }
       } catch (e) {
+        log.error(e.message)
         return res.status(400).send(e.message)
       }