diff --git a/geofield.widgets.openlayers.inc b/geofield.widgets.openlayers.inc
index 6aa045f..9aaf836 100644
--- a/geofield.widgets.openlayers.inc
+++ b/geofield.widgets.openlayers.inc
@@ -167,18 +167,25 @@ function openlayers_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $instance, $
       $geoms[] = geoPHP::load($item['geom']);
     }
     else {
-      $geoms[] = geoPHP::load($item);
+      if (empty($item['lat']) && empty($item['lon'])) {
+        $item = array('wkt' => "POINT (0 0)");
+      }
+      else {
+        $item = array('wkt' => "POINT ({$item['lat']} {$item['lon']} 0)");
+      }
+
+      $geoms[] = geoPHP::load($item, 'wkt');
     }
   }
   $combined_geom = geoPHP::geometryReduce($geoms);
-  
+
   if ($combined_geom) {
     // We want to force the combined_geom into a geometryCollection
     $geom_type = $combined_geom->geometryType();
     if ($geom_type == 'MultiPolygon' || $geom_type == 'MultiLineString' || $geom_type == 'MultiPoint') {
       $combined_geom = new GeometryCollection($combined_geom->getComponents());
     }
-  
+
     $combined_wkt = $combined_geom->out('wkt');
     // A value of 'GEOMETRYCOLLECTION EMPTY' breaks OpenLayers JS later on down the line.
     if ($combined_wkt == 'GEOMETRYCOLLECTION EMPTY') {
@@ -188,7 +195,7 @@ function openlayers_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $instance, $
   else {
     $combined_wkt = '';
   }
-  
+
   $items = array(array('wkt' => $combined_wkt));
 
   $element['geom'] = array(