diff --git a/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/tests/test_delta.py b/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/tests/test_delta.py
index 862bd48f9..560906c09 100644
--- a/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/tests/test_delta.py
+++ b/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/tests/test_delta.py
@@ -718,6 +718,11 @@ def test_non_spatial_delta(self):
                     "STATUS_APPLIED",
                     self.user1.username,
                 ],
+                [
+                    "6c127828-b072-4939-a955-2018175748ac",
+                    "STATUS_APPLIED",
+                    self.user1.username,
+                ],
                 [
                     "f326c3c1-138f-4261-9151-4946237ce714",
                     "STATUS_APPLIED",
@@ -727,7 +732,8 @@ def test_non_spatial_delta(self):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(
-            self.get_file_contents(project, "nonspatial.csv"), b'fid,col1\n"1",qux\n'
+            self.get_file_contents(project, "nonspatial.csv"),
+            b'fid,col1\n"1",qux\n"2",newfeature\n',
         )
 
     def test_delta_pushed_after_job_triggered(self):
diff --git a/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/tests/testdata/delta/deltas/nonspatial.json b/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/tests/testdata/delta/deltas/nonspatial.json
index 1fdfde2a6..29d6ba895 100644
--- a/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/tests/testdata/delta/deltas/nonspatial.json
+++ b/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/tests/testdata/delta/deltas/nonspatial.json
@@ -22,6 +22,23 @@
           }
         }
       },
+      {
+        "uuid": "6c127828-b072-4939-a955-2018175748ac",
+        "clientId": "cd517e24-a520-4021-8850-e5af70e3a612",
+        "exportId": "f70c7286-fcec-4dbe-85b5-63d4735dac47",
+        "localPk": "2",
+        "sourcePk": "",
+        "localLayerId": "nonspatial_5b9be5d0_6faa_4c14_825d_7889615c842c",
+        "sourceLayerId": "nonspatial_5b9be5d0_6faa_4c14_825d_7889615c842c",
+        "method": "create",
+        "new": {
+          "geometry": null,
+          "attributes": {
+            "fid": 2,
+            "col1": "newfeature"
+          }
+        }
+      },
       {
         "uuid": "f326c3c1-138f-4261-9151-4946237ce714",
         "clientId": "cd517e24-a520-4021-8850-e5af70e3a612",
diff --git a/docker-qgis/apply_deltas.py b/docker-qgis/apply_deltas.py
index 66fb5b055..05b5947f3 100755
--- a/docker-qgis/apply_deltas.py
+++ b/docker-qgis/apply_deltas.py
@@ -218,18 +218,20 @@ def get_geometry_from_delta(
     geometry = None
 
     if "geometry" in delta_feature:
-        wkt = delta_feature["geometry"].strip()
-
-        if not isinstance(wkt, str):
-            raise DeltaException("The provided geometry is not null or a WKT string.")
-
-        if len(wkt) == 0:
-            raise DeltaException("Empty WKT string!")
-
         if delta_feature["geometry"] is None:
             # create an invalid geometry to indicate that the geometry has been deleted
             geometry = QgsGeometry()
         else:
+            wkt = delta_feature["geometry"].strip()
+
+            if not isinstance(wkt, str):
+                raise DeltaException(
+                    f"The provided geometry is of type {type(wkt)} which is neither null nor a WKT string."
+                )
+
+            if len(wkt) == 0:
+                raise DeltaException("Empty WKT string!")
+
             wkt = wkt_nan_to_zero(wkt)
             geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt(wkt)