diff --git a/geemap/common.py b/geemap/common.py
index dc9f71a5a7..b89845448f 100644
--- a/geemap/common.py
+++ b/geemap/common.py
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ def geojson_to_ee(geo_json, geodesic=False, encoding="utf-8"):
                     radius = geo_json["properties"]["style"]["radius"]
                     geom = geom.buffer(radius)
                 else:
-                    geom = ee.Geometry(geo_json["geometry"])
+                    geom = ee.Geometry(geo_json["geometry"], "", geodesic)
             elif (
                 geo_json["geometry"]["type"] == "Point"
             ):  # Checks whether it is a point