diff --git a/spatialmath/pose3d.py b/spatialmath/pose3d.py
index bfa63c94..7abeddfd 100644
--- a/spatialmath/pose3d.py
+++ b/spatialmath/pose3d.py
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ def Rt(cls, R, t, check=True):
         else:
             raise ValueError('expecting SO3 or rotation matrix')
 
-        return cls(base.rt2tr(R, t))
+        return cls(base.rt2tr(R, t, check=check), check=check)
 
     def angdist(self, other, metric=6):
         r"""