diff --git a/google/cloud/vision/entity.py b/google/cloud/vision/entity.py
index d456abfe06409..3c8f810c37c77 100644
--- a/google/cloud/vision/entity.py
+++ b/google/cloud/vision/entity.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def from_api_repr(cls, response):
         :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.vision.entiy.EntityAnnotation`
         :returns: Instance of ``EntityAnnotation``.
         """
-        bounds = Bounds.from_api_repr(response.get('boundingPoly', {}))
+        bounds = Bounds.from_api_repr(response.get('boundingPoly'))
         description = response['description']
         locations = [LocationInformation.from_api_repr(location)
                      for location in response.get('locations', [])]
diff --git a/google/cloud/vision/geometry.py b/google/cloud/vision/geometry.py
index f32ed61ecfc0d..4e6af390213d6 100644
--- a/google/cloud/vision/geometry.py
+++ b/google/cloud/vision/geometry.py
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ def from_api_repr(cls, response_vertices):
         :type response_vertices: dict
         :param response_vertices: List of vertices.
 
-        :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.vision.geometry.BoundsBase`
-        :returns: Instance of BoundsBase with populated verticies.
+        :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.vision.geometry.BoundsBase` or None
+        :returns: Instance of BoundsBase with populated verticies or None.
         """
+        if not response_vertices:
+            return None
+
         vertices = [Vertex(vertex.get('x', None), vertex.get('y', None)) for
                     vertex in response_vertices.get('vertices', [])]
         return cls(vertices)