diff --git a/R/get_nhdplushr.R b/R/get_nhdplushr.R
index 1b54e858..cb5e7b63 100644
--- a/R/get_nhdplushr.R
+++ b/R/get_nhdplushr.R
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ get_nhdplushr <- function(hr_dir, out_gpkg = NULL,
 
   for(layer in layers) {
     if(!is.null(out_gpkg) && layer %in% layer_names & !overwrite) {
-      out <- read_sf(out_gpkg, layer)
+      out <- read_sf(out_gpkg, layer, check_ring_dir = FALSE)
     } else {
 
       layer_set <- lapply(gdbs, get_hr_data, layer = layer, ...)