Checkbox selection only being applied to hover state

The checked state of my checkbox is only visible while hovering, and disappears when the hover state ends. 

I’m using a hover interaction in a menu prototype with checkboxes. When I select a checkmark, it gets selected, but when my cursor leaves whatever item I selected and I go to the next item the checkbox disappears. It seems like the selected checkmark is not persisting and only being applied to the hover state. Additionally, it seems when I hover on the item again, the check mark shows as selected, but only during its hover state.  

What’s also odd, however, is that when my cursor leaves the menu and goes outside of the frame the checkbox will still be selected. Any solutions to this problem?