diff --git a/ohsome/response.py b/ohsome/response.py
index e7c11ce..1706548 100644
--- a/ohsome/response.py
+++ b/ohsome/response.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def _as_geodataframe(
                 for feature in self.data["features"]:
                     properties = feature["properties"]
                     tags = {}
-                    new_properties = {}
+                    new_properties = {k: None for k in explode_tags}
                     for k in properties.keys():
                         if (
                             (k.startswith("@"))