diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/UploadArea.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/UploadArea.tsx
index b7dce9264c..0742646ee1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/UploadArea.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/UploadArea.tsx
@@ -113,17 +113,19 @@ const UploadArea = ({ flag, geojsonFile, setGeojsonFile, setCustomLineUpload, se
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const isWGS84 = () => {
-      if (uploadAreaSelection === 'upload_file') {
-        const isWGS84Projection = checkWGS84Projection(drawnGeojson);
-        setIsGeojsonWG84(isWGS84Projection);
-        return isWGS84Projection;
+    if (drawnGeojson) {
+      const isWGS84 = () => {
+        if (uploadAreaSelection === 'upload_file') {
+          const isWGS84Projection = checkWGS84Projection(drawnGeojson);
+          setIsGeojsonWG84(isWGS84Projection);
+          return isWGS84Projection;
+        }
+        setIsGeojsonWG84(true);
+        return true;
+      };
+      if (!isWGS84() && drawnGeojson) {
+        showSpatialError();
       }
-      setIsGeojsonWG84(true);
-      return true;
-    };
-    if (!isWGS84() && drawnGeojson) {
-      showSpatialError();
     }
     return () => {};
   }, [drawnGeojson]);
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/utilfunctions/checkWGS84Projection.js b/src/frontend/src/utilfunctions/checkWGS84Projection.js
index 2699ea0ef8..638126b19c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/utilfunctions/checkWGS84Projection.js
+++ b/src/frontend/src/utilfunctions/checkWGS84Projection.js
@@ -1,26 +1,35 @@
-function checkWGS84Projection(geojson) {
+import OLVectorLayer from 'ol/layer/Vector';
+import GeoJSON from 'ol/format/GeoJSON';
+import { Vector as VectorSource } from 'ol/source';
+
+function checkWGS84Projection(drawnGeojson) {
+  const vectorLyr = new OLVectorLayer({
+    source: new VectorSource({
+      features: new GeoJSON().readFeatures(drawnGeojson),
+    }),
+    declutter: true,
+  });
+
+  const extent = vectorLyr.getSource()?.getExtent();
+
   try {
-    for (const feature of geojson.features) {
-      const coordinates = feature.geometry.coordinates;
-      for (const coord of coordinates[0]) {
-        const [longitude, latitude] = coord;
-        if (
-          isNaN(latitude) ||
-          isNaN(longitude) ||
-          latitude < -90 ||
-          latitude > 90 ||
-          longitude < -180 ||
-          longitude > 180
-        ) {
-          //   setIsGeojsonWG84(false);
-          return false; // Coordinates are out of WGS 84 range
-        }
+    if (extent?.length > 0) {
+      const longitude = extent[0];
+      const latitude = extent[1];
+      if (
+        isNaN(latitude) ||
+        isNaN(longitude) ||
+        latitude < -90 ||
+        latitude > 90 ||
+        longitude < -180 ||
+        longitude > 180
+      ) {
+        return false;
       }
+      return true; // All coordinates are within WGS 84 range
     }
-    // setIsGeojsonWG84(true);
-    return true; // All coordinates are within WGS 84 range
+    return false;
   } catch (error) {
-    // setIsGeojsonWG84(false);
     return false;
   }
 }