diff --git a/src/input_xml.F90 b/src/input_xml.F90
index 4329903222..514244dded 100644
--- a/src/input_xml.F90
+++ b/src/input_xml.F90
@@ -885,8 +885,9 @@ contains
       if (check_for_node(node_res_scat, "energy_max")) then
         call get_node_value(node_res_scat, "energy_max", res_scat_energy_max)
       end if
-      if (res_scat_energy_max < ZERO) then
-        call fatal_error("Upper resonance scattering energy bound is negative")
+      if (res_scat_energy_max < res_scat_energy_min) then
+        call fatal_error("Upper resonance scattering energy bound is below the &
+             &lower resonance scattering energy bound.")
       end if
 
       ! Get nuclides that resonance scattering should be applied to
@@ -5301,6 +5302,15 @@ contains
           end do
         end associate
 
+        ! Check to make sure resonance scattering upper energy is below URR
+        ! minimum, if present
+        if (nuc % urr_present) then
+          if (res_scat_energy_max > nuc % urr_data(1) % energy(1)) then
+            call fatal_error("Resonance scattering maximum energy is above the &
+                 &bottom of the unresolved resonance region.")
+          end if
+        end if
+
         exit
       end if
     end do
diff --git a/tests/test_resonance_scattering/results_true.dat b/tests/test_resonance_scattering/results_true.dat
index 622e12cca8..0db0e4a95a 100644
--- a/tests/test_resonance_scattering/results_true.dat
+++ b/tests/test_resonance_scattering/results_true.dat
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 k-combined:
-1.439342E+00 1.224486E-02
+1.441041E+00 8.832991E-03