diff --git a/R/global.R b/R/global.R
index 4b1698f..4b51a73 100644
--- a/R/global.R
+++ b/R/global.R
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ check_and_download_update <- function() {
       "infinitylists",
       "/releases/latest"
     )
+  
+  # Simulate network down
+  network_down <- as.logical(Sys.getenv("NETWORK_UP", unset = TRUE)) 
+  
+  if(httr::http_error(url)| network_down){
+    message("No internet connection or data source down, try again later")
+    return(NULL)
+  } 
   response <- httr::GET(url)
   release_data <-
     jsonlite::fromJSON(httr::content(response, "text"))
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-galah_download.R b/tests/testthat/test-galah_download.R
index 639b2fe..6853580 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-galah_download.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-galah_download.R
@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@ test_that("Download exceutes", {
   expect_named(odonata)
   expect_s3_class(odonata, "tbl_df")
 })
+
+
+test_that("Fails gracefully", {
+  # in my tests
+  Sys.setenv("NETWORK_UP" = TRUE)
+  expect_message(check_and_download_update()) 
+})
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diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-spatial-global.R b/tests/testthat/test-spatial-global.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9f4901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-spatial-global.R
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+test_that("Loading a place successfully", {
+  places <- list.files(system.file(package = "infinitylists", "extdata", "places"))
+  paths <- file.path(system.file(package = "infinitylists", "extdata", "places", places))
+  
+  kmls <- purrr::map(paths,
+             ~load_place(.x)
+             )
+  
+  expect_visible(purrr::map(paths,
+              ~load_place(.x))
+  )
+  
+  expect_type(kmls[[1]], "list")
+  
+  expect_visible(places)
+  expect_type(places, "character")
+})
+
+
+test_that("Circle or buffer is added", {
+  # malabar
+  radii <- seq(10,100, by = 10)
+  
+  expect_visible(purrr::map(radii,
+             ~create_circle_polygon(lat = 33.9679, long = 151.2511, .x)
+  ))
+  
+  with_circles <- purrr::map(radii,
+                ~create_circle_polygon(lat = 33.9679, long = 151.2511, .x)
+  )
+  expect_type(with_circles[[1]], "list")
+  
+  expect_error(add_buffer(with_circles, 5))
+})
+
+test_that("Intersections are working", {
+  occ <- dplyr::tibble(lat = 33.9679, long = 151.2511)
+  occ_sf <- sf::st_as_sf(occ, coords = c("long", "lat"), crs = 4326)
+  
+  expect_true(points_in_target(occ_sf, create_circle_polygon(lat = 33.9679, long = 151.2511, 10)))
+  
+  expect_true(points_in_buffer(occ_sf, create_circle_polygon(lat = 33.9679, long = 151.2511, 10), buffer_size = 10))
+})
+
+
+
+  
+
+