diff --git a/tspwplib/__init__.py b/tspwplib/__init__.py
index 348a3a6..f5a32a5 100644
--- a/tspwplib/__init__.py
+++ b/tspwplib/__init__.py
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
     LondonaqLocationShort,
     LondonaqTimestamp,
     LondonaqTimestampId,
+    NodeCoords,
+    NodeCoordType,
     OptimalSolutionTSP,
     SimpleEdgeFunction,
     SimpleEdgeList,
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@
     "LondonaqLocationShort",
     "LondonaqTimestamp",
     "LondonaqTimestampId",
+    "NodeCoords",
+    "NodeCoordType",
     "NotSimpleException",
     "NotSimpleCycleException",
     "NotSimplePathException",
diff --git a/tspwplib/problem.py b/tspwplib/problem.py
index 40ef395..492a97a 100644
--- a/tspwplib/problem.py
+++ b/tspwplib/problem.py
@@ -273,29 +273,32 @@ def from_tsplib95(cls, problem: tsplib95.models.StandardProblem):
             if problem.node_coord_type
             else NodeCoordType.NO_COORDS
         )
-
-        node_coords = {i: problem.node_coords.get(i) for i in problem.get_nodes()}
-        if len(node_coords) == 0:
-            node_coord_type == NodeCoordType.NO_COORDS
+        if node_coord_type == NodeCoordType.NO_COORDS:
             node_coords = None
-            raise RuntimeWarning(f"Problem {problem.name} has no node co-ordinates.")
-        elif (
-            len(node_coords.get(1)) == 3
-            or node_coord_type == NodeCoordType.THREED_COORDS
-        ):
-            raise NotImplementedError("3D coords not yet supported")
-        elif (
-            len(node_coords.get(1)) == 2
-            and node_coord_type == NodeCoordType.THREED_COORDS
-        ) or (
-            len(node_coords.get(1)) == 3
-            and node_coord_type == NodeCoordType.TWOD_COORDS
-        ):
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Problem {problem.name} has NODE_COORD_TYPE {node_coord_type.value}, but the length of the co-ordinates for node 1 is {len(node_coords.get(1))}."
-            )
-        elif len(node_coords.get(1)) == 2:
-            node_coord_type = NodeCoordType.TWOD_COORDS
+        else:
+            # do verifcation on node coords
+            node_coords = {i: problem.node_coords.get(i) for i in problem.get_nodes()}
+            if len(node_coords) == 0:
+                node_coord_type == NodeCoordType.NO_COORDS
+                node_coords = None
+                raise RuntimeWarning(f"Problem {problem.name} has no node co-ordinates.")
+            elif (
+                len(node_coords.get(1)) == 3
+                or node_coord_type == NodeCoordType.THREED_COORDS
+            ):
+                raise NotImplementedError("3D coords not yet supported")
+            elif (
+                len(node_coords.get(1)) == 2
+                and node_coord_type == NodeCoordType.THREED_COORDS
+            ) or (
+                len(node_coords.get(1)) == 3
+                and node_coord_type == NodeCoordType.TWOD_COORDS
+            ):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Problem {problem.name} has NODE_COORD_TYPE {node_coord_type.value}, but the length of the co-ordinates for node 1 is {len(node_coords.get(1))}."
+                )
+            elif len(node_coords.get(1)) == 2:
+                node_coord_type = NodeCoordType.TWOD_COORDS
 
         return cls(
             capacity=problem.capacity,