diff --git a/cligj/features.py b/cligj/features.py
index a7ecc06..9b2b904 100644
--- a/cligj/features.py
+++ b/cligj/features.py
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ def iter_features(geojsonfile, func=None):
                     newfeat = func(to_feature(json.loads(line)))
                     if newfeat:
                         yield newfeat
+            else:
+                raise TypeError("Invalid type")
 
         # Indented or pretty-printed GeoJSON features or feature
         # collections will fail out of the try clause above since
diff --git a/tests/test_features.py b/tests/test_features.py
index 43eea90..d972cf1 100644
--- a/tests/test_features.py
+++ b/tests/test_features.py
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ def test_geometrypretty(expected_features):
     features = normalize_feature_inputs(None, 'features', ["tests/point_pretty_geom.txt"])
     assert _geoms(features)[0] == _geoms(expected_features)[0]
 
+
+def test_invalid_type():
+    features = normalize_feature_inputs(None, 'features', ["tests/twopoints_invalid_type.txt"])
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        _geoms(features)
+
+
 class MockGeo(object):
     def __init__(self, feature):
         self.__geo_interface__ = feature
@@ -149,6 +156,7 @@ def test_normalize_feature_objects_bad(expected_features):
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         list(normalize_feature_objects(objs))
 
+
 def test_to_feature(expected_features):
     geom = expected_features[0]['geometry']
     feat = {'type': 'Feature', 'properties': {}, 'geometry': geom}
diff --git a/tests/twopoints_invalid_type.txt b/tests/twopoints_invalid_type.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b2c1b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/twopoints_invalid_type.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{"type": "MultiPoint", "geometry": [[134.519974,34.084171],[134.546188,34.081322],[134.546219,34.078766],[134.542374,34.081287]]}
+{"type": "MultiPoint", "geometry": [[130.405380,33.571598],[130.383682,33.567059],[130.486740,33.652233],[130.455490,33.597004],[130.437195,33.601784],[130.447998,33.654606],[130.409592,33.606941]]}
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