diff --git a/openeo/rest/datacube.py b/openeo/rest/datacube.py
index f79331772..6603ffbb7 100644
--- a/openeo/rest/datacube.py
+++ b/openeo/rest/datacube.py
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ def aggregate_spatial(
             ),
             connection=self._connection,
             # TODO: also add new "geometry" dimension #457
-            metadata=self.metadata.reduce_spatial(),
+            metadata=None if self.metadata is None else self.metadata.reduce_spatial(),
         )
 
     @openeo_process