diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6518b19..4ff90d1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/paulmach/orb/geojson"
 	"github.com/paulmach/orb/maptile"
 	"github.com/paulmach/orb/maptile/tilecover"
+	"github.com/paulmach/orb/planar"
 	"image"
 	"image/png"
 	"io"
@@ -308,6 +309,10 @@ func parseInput(body io.Reader) (orb.Geometry, string, string, json.RawMessage,
 		return nil, "", "", nil, errors.New("invalid input RegionType")
 	}
 
+	if planar.Area(geom) == 0.0 {
+		return nil, "", "", nil, errors.New("Input has 0 area")
+	}
+
 	return geom, input.Name, input.RegionType, sanitizedData, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 8169fb0..a07fab9 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ func TestInvalidGeoJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestZeroAreaGeoJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	_, _, _, _, err := parseInput(strings.NewReader(`{"Name":"a_name", "RegionType":"geojson", "RegionData":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[0,0],[1,1],[1,1],[0,0]]]}}`))
+	assert.NotNil(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestZeroAreaBbox(t *testing.T) {
+	_, _, _, _, err := parseInput(strings.NewReader(`{"Name":"a_name", "RegionType":"bbox", "RegionData":[0,0,0,0]}`))
+	assert.NotNil(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestMalformedGeoJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	_, _, _, _, err := parseInput(strings.NewReader(`{"Name":"a_name", "RegionType":"geojson", "RegionData":[}`))
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)