diff --git a/hvplot/tests/testui.py b/hvplot/tests/testui.py
index ccbbb3cca..2cd9fb624 100644
--- a/hvplot/tests/testui.py
+++ b/hvplot/tests/testui.py
@@ -415,3 +415,8 @@ def test_max_rows_sample():
     ui = hvplot.explorer(df, x='x', y='y', by=['#'], kind='scatter')
     assert len(ui._data) == MAX_ROWS
     assert not ui._data.equals(df.head(MAX_ROWS))
+
+
+def test_explorer_geo_no_import_error_when_false():
+    da = ds_air_temperature['air'].isel(time=0)
+    assert hvplot.explorer(da, x='lon', y='lat', geo=False)