diff --git a/frontend/src/__test__/components/SilvicultureSearch/Openings/SearchScreenDataTable.test.tsx b/frontend/src/__test__/components/SilvicultureSearch/Openings/SearchScreenDataTable.test.tsx
index 7b8108dc..7bd3adfe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__test__/components/SilvicultureSearch/Openings/SearchScreenDataTable.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/__test__/components/SilvicultureSearch/Openings/SearchScreenDataTable.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import SearchScreenDataTable from '../../../../components/SilvicultureSearch/Openings/SearchScreenDataTable';
 import { columns } from '../../../../components/SilvicultureSearch/Openings/SearchScreenDataTable/headerData';
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { OpeningsSearchProvider } from '../../../../contexts/search/OpeningsSear
 
 const handleCheckboxChange = vi.fn();
 const toggleSpatial = vi.fn();
+const setOpeningIds = vi.fn((openingIds: number[]) => {});
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 
 export const rows:any = [
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ describe('Search Screen Data table test', () => {
                 handleCheckboxChange={handleCheckboxChange}
                 toggleSpatial={toggleSpatial}
                 totalItems={rows.length}
+                setOpeningIds={setOpeningIds}
               />
             </NotificationProvider>
           </OpeningsSearchProvider>
@@ -289,6 +291,7 @@ describe('Search Screen Data table test', () => {
                 handleCheckboxChange={handleCheckboxChange}
                 toggleSpatial={toggleSpatial}
                 totalItems={0}
+                setOpeningIds={setOpeningIds}
               />
             </NotificationProvider>
           </OpeningsSearchProvider>
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ describe('Search Screen Data table test', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('.total-search-results')).toContainHTML('0');
   });
 
-  it('should render the checkbox for showSPatial being true', () => {
+  it('should render the checkbox for showSpatial being true', () => {
     render(
       <BrowserRouter>
       <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
@@ -318,6 +321,7 @@ describe('Search Screen Data table test', () => {
                 handleCheckboxChange={handleCheckboxChange}
                 toggleSpatial={toggleSpatial}
                 totalItems={0}
+                setOpeningIds={setOpeningIds}
               />
             </NotificationProvider>
           </OpeningsSearchProvider>
@@ -329,6 +333,40 @@ describe('Search Screen Data table test', () => {
     expect(checkbox).toBeInTheDocument();
 
   });
+
+  it('should check the checkbox for showSpatial', () => {
+    render(
+      <BrowserRouter>
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <PaginationProvider>
+          <OpeningsSearchProvider>
+            <NotificationProvider>
+              <SearchScreenDataTable
+                rows={rows}
+                headers={columns}
+                defaultColumns={columns}
+                showSpatial={true}
+                handleCheckboxChange={handleCheckboxChange}
+                toggleSpatial={toggleSpatial}
+                totalItems={rows.length}
+                setOpeningIds={setOpeningIds}
+              />
+            </NotificationProvider>
+          </OpeningsSearchProvider>
+        </PaginationProvider>
+        </QueryClientProvider>
+      </BrowserRouter>
+    );
+    const checkboxGroup = document.querySelector('.cds--checkbox-group');
+    expect(checkboxGroup).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId(`checkbox-${rows[0].openingId}`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const checkbox = screen.getByTestId(`checkbox-${rows[0].openingId}`);
+    fireEvent.click(checkbox);
+    expect(checkbox).toBeChecked();
+    expect(setOpeningIds).toHaveBeenCalledWith([parseFloat(rows[0].openingId)]);
+
+  });
   
 
 });
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SilvicultureSearch/Openings/SearchScreenDataTable/index.tsx b/frontend/src/components/SilvicultureSearch/Openings/SearchScreenDataTable/index.tsx
index b4735f88..4e9d6de9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SilvicultureSearch/Openings/SearchScreenDataTable/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SilvicultureSearch/Openings/SearchScreenDataTable/index.tsx
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ const SearchScreenDataTable: React.FC<ISearchScreenDataTable> = ({
                                 <div className="mb-2 mx-2">
                                   <Checkbox
                                     id={`checkbox-label-${row.openingId}`}
+                                    data-testid={`checkbox-${row.openingId}`}
                                     labelText=""
                                     checked={selectedRows.includes(
                                       row.openingId