diff --git a/R/check.R b/R/check.R
index e941d8ad..fd557455 100644
--- a/R/check.R
+++ b/R/check.R
@@ -137,14 +137,23 @@ check_bbox <- function(
   query_crs <- check_crs(data_query)
 
   ref_crs <- check_crs(reference)
+  if (is.null(reference_crs)) {
+    reference <-
+      sf::st_as_sfc(
+        sf::st_bbox(reference),
+        crs = ref_crs
+      )
+  }
   if (is.na(query_crs) || is.null(query_crs)) {
     stop("The dataset you queried has no CRS.
      Please make sure your dataset has the correct CRS.\n")
   }
-  data_query_bb <- sf::st_bbox(data_query)
+  data_query_bb <-
+    sf::st_as_sfc(sf::st_bbox(data_query),
+                  crs = sf::st_crs(data_query))
 
   query_matched <- sf::st_transform(data_query_bb, sf::st_crs(ref_crs))
-  check_result <- sf::st_within(query_matched, reference)
+  check_result <- as.logical(unlist(sf::st_within(query_matched, reference)))
   return(check_result)
 }
 
diff --git a/scomps_rmarkdown_litr.rmd b/scomps_rmarkdown_litr.rmd
index af9c433b..1f3dd9c8 100644
--- a/scomps_rmarkdown_litr.rmd
+++ b/scomps_rmarkdown_litr.rmd
@@ -943,14 +943,23 @@ check_bbox <- function(
   query_crs <- check_crs(data_query)
 
   ref_crs <- check_crs(reference)
+  if (is.null(reference_crs)) {
+    reference <-
+      sf::st_as_sfc(
+        sf::st_bbox(reference),
+        crs = ref_crs
+      )
+  }
   if (is.na(query_crs) || is.null(query_crs)) {
     stop("The dataset you queried has no CRS.
      Please make sure your dataset has the correct CRS.\n")
   }
-  data_query_bb <- sf::st_bbox(data_query)
+  data_query_bb <-
+    sf::st_as_sfc(sf::st_bbox(data_query),
+                  crs = sf::st_crs(data_query))
 
   query_matched <- sf::st_transform(data_query_bb, sf::st_crs(ref_crs))
-  check_result <- sf::st_within(query_matched, reference)
+  check_result <- as.logical(unlist(sf::st_within(query_matched, reference)))
   return(check_result)
 }
 
@@ -968,7 +977,7 @@ testthat::test_that("Check bbox abides.", {
   nc <- system.file(package = "sf", "shape/nc.shp")
   nc <- sf::read_sf(nc)
   nc <- sf::st_transform(nc, "EPSG:5070")
-  ncp <- sf::read_sf("../testdata/nc_random_point.rds")
+  ncp <- readRDS(testthat::test_path("..", "testdata", "nc_random_point.rds"))
   ncp <- sf::st_transform(ncp, "EPSG:5070")
 
   testthat::expect_no_error(check_bbox(ncp, nc))
diff --git a/tests/testthat/tests.R b/tests/testthat/tests.R
index a00069d2..571e2307 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/tests.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/tests.R
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ testthat::test_that("Check bbox abides.", {
   nc <- system.file(package = "sf", "shape/nc.shp")
   nc <- sf::read_sf(nc)
   nc <- sf::st_transform(nc, "EPSG:5070")
-  ncp <- sf::read_sf("../testdata/nc_random_point.rds")
+  ncp <- readRDS(testthat::test_path("..", "testdata", "nc_random_point.rds"))
   ncp <- sf::st_transform(ncp, "EPSG:5070")
 
   testthat::expect_no_error(check_bbox(ncp, nc))
diff --git a/tools/tarballs/scomps_0.0.5.11172023.tar.gz b/tools/tarballs/scomps_0.0.5.11172023.tar.gz
index 554978d6..82afbf7a 100644
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