diff --git a/climada/hazard/centroids/centr.py b/climada/hazard/centroids/centr.py
index 318439030..9e6e5a809 100644
--- a/climada/hazard/centroids/centr.py
+++ b/climada/hazard/centroids/centr.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def from_geodataframe(cls, gdf):
         Centroids
             Centroids built from the geodataframe.
         """
-        if np.any(geom.geom_type != 'Point'):
+        if np.any(gdf.geom_type != 'Point'):
             raise ValueError(
                 'The inpute geodataframe contains geometries'
                 ' that are not points.'