diff --git a/geoutils/vector/geometric.py b/geoutils/vector/geometric.py
index a30404a6..a6172a28 100644
--- a/geoutils/vector/geometric.py
+++ b/geoutils/vector/geometric.py
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ def _buffer_metric(gdf: gpd.GeoDataFrame, buffer_size: float) -> gu.Vector:
 
 
 def _buffer_without_overlap(
-    gdf: gpd.GeoDataFrame, buffer_size: int | float, metric: bool = True, plot: bool = False
+    ds: gpd.GeoDataFrame, buffer_size: int | float, metric: bool = True, plot: bool = False
 ) -> gu.Vector:
     """See Vector.buffer_without_overlap() for details."""
 
     # Project in local UTM if metric is True
     if metric:
-        crs_utm_ups = _get_utm_ups_crs(df=gdf)
-        gdf = gdf.to_crs(crs=crs_utm_ups)
+        crs_utm_ups = _get_utm_ups_crs(df=ds)
+        gdf = ds.to_crs(crs=crs_utm_ups)
     else:
-        gdf = gdf
+        gdf = ds
 
     # Dissolve all geometries into one
     merged = gdf.dissolve()
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def _buffer_without_overlap(
 
     # Reverse-project to the original CRS if metric is True
     if metric:
-        merged_voronoi = merged_voronoi.to_crs(crs=gdf.crs)
+        merged_voronoi = merged_voronoi.to_crs(crs=ds.crs)
 
     return gu.Vector(merged_voronoi)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_vector/test_geometric.py b/tests/test_vector/test_geometric.py
index 20d38463..43858dcd 100644
--- a/tests/test_vector/test_geometric.py
+++ b/tests/test_vector/test_geometric.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ def test_buffer_without_overlap(self, monkeypatch) -> None:  # type: ignore
         # Output should be of same size as input and same geometry type
         assert len(buffer.ds) == len(two_squares.ds)
         assert np.all(buffer.ds.geometry.geom_type == two_squares.ds.geometry.geom_type)
+        assert buffer.crs == two_squares.crs
 
         # Extract individual geometries
         polys = []