diff --git a/splunklib/searchcommands/internals.py b/splunklib/searchcommands/internals.py
index abceac30..5f20c3fa 100644
--- a/splunklib/searchcommands/internals.py
+++ b/splunklib/searchcommands/internals.py
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ def write_record(self, record):
 
     def write_records(self, records):
         self._ensure_validity()
-        records = list(records)
+        records = [] if records is NotImplemented else list(records)
         write_record = self._write_record
         for record in records:
             write_record(record)
diff --git a/splunklib/searchcommands/reporting_command.py b/splunklib/searchcommands/reporting_command.py
index 5df3dc7e..e455a159 100644
--- a/splunklib/searchcommands/reporting_command.py
+++ b/splunklib/searchcommands/reporting_command.py
@@ -77,21 +77,26 @@ def map(self, records):
         """
         return NotImplemented
 
-    def prepare(self):
-
-        phase = self.phase
+    def _has_custom_method(self, method_name):
+        method = getattr(self.__class__, method_name, None)
+        base_method = getattr(ReportingCommand, method_name, None)
+        return callable(method) and (method is not base_method)
 
-        if phase == 'map':
-            # noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
-            self._configuration = self.map.ConfigurationSettings(self)
+    def prepare(self):
+        if self.phase == 'map':
+            if self._has_custom_method('map'):
+                phase_method = getattr(self.__class__, 'map')
+                self._configuration = phase_method.ConfigurationSettings(self)
+            else:
+                self._configuration = self.ConfigurationSettings(self)
             return
 
-        if phase == 'reduce':
+        if self.phase == 'reduce':
             streaming_preop = chain((self.name, 'phase="map"', str(self._options)), self.fieldnames)
             self._configuration.streaming_preop = ' '.join(streaming_preop)
             return
 
-        raise RuntimeError(f'Unrecognized reporting command phase: {json_encode_string(str(phase))}')
+        raise RuntimeError(f'Unrecognized reporting command phase: {json_encode_string(str(self.phase))}')
 
     def reduce(self, records):
         """ Override this method to produce a reporting data structure.
diff --git a/tests/searchcommands/test_reporting_command.py b/tests/searchcommands/test_reporting_command.py
index 2111447d..dbda9cd8 100644
--- a/tests/searchcommands/test_reporting_command.py
+++ b/tests/searchcommands/test_reporting_command.py
@@ -32,3 +32,42 @@ def reduce(self, records):
     data = list(data_chunk.data)
     assert len(data) == 1
     assert int(data[0]['sum']) == sum(range(0, 10))
+
+
+def test_simple_reporting_command_with_map():
+    @searchcommands.Configuration()
+    class MapAndReduceReportingCommand(searchcommands.ReportingCommand):
+        def map(self, records):
+            for record in records:
+                record["value"] = str(int(record["value"]) * 2)
+                yield record
+
+        def reduce(self, records):
+            total = 0
+            for record in records:
+                total += int(record["value"])
+            yield {"sum": total}
+
+    cmd = MapAndReduceReportingCommand()
+    ifile = io.BytesIO()
+
+    input_data = [{"value": str(i)} for i in range(5)]
+
+    mapped_data = list(cmd.map(input_data))
+
+    ifile.write(chunky.build_getinfo_chunk())
+    ifile.write(chunky.build_data_chunk(mapped_data))
+    ifile.seek(0)
+
+    ofile = io.BytesIO()
+    cmd._process_protocol_v2([], ifile, ofile)
+
+    ofile.seek(0)
+    chunk_stream = chunky.ChunkedDataStream(ofile)
+    chunk_stream.read_chunk()
+    data_chunk = chunk_stream.read_chunk()
+    assert data_chunk.meta['finished'] is True
+
+    result = list(data_chunk.data)
+    expected_sum = sum(i * 2 for i in range(5))
+    assert int(result[0]["sum"]) == expected_sum