diff --git a/cmd/radiance/car/createcar/cmd-create-car.go b/cmd/radiance/car/createcar/cmd-create-car.go
index 3623e59..68e689a 100644
--- a/cmd/radiance/car/createcar/cmd-create-car.go
+++ b/cmd/radiance/car/createcar/cmd-create-car.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -314,10 +315,23 @@ func run(c *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	}
 
 	klog.Infof("Finalizing DAG in the CAR file for epoch %d, at path: %s", epoch, finalCARFilepath)
-	epochCID, slotRecap, err := multi.FinalizeDAG(epoch)
+	epochCID, slotRecap, gotSlots, err := multi.FinalizeDAG(epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	{
+		calculatedSchedule := removeIf(slots, func(block uint64) bool {
+			return slotedges.CalcEpochForSlot(block) != epoch
+		})
+		processedSlots := removeIf(gotSlots, func(block uint64) bool {
+			return slotedges.CalcEpochForSlot(block) != epoch
+		})
+
+		_, _, areDifferent := compare(calculatedSchedule, processedSlots)
+		if areDifferent {
+			klog.Exitf("The calculated schedule and the processed slots (that were written to the CAR file) are different")
+		}
+	}
 	klog.Infof("Root of the DAG (Epoch CID): %s", epochCID)
 	tookCarCreation := time.Since(startedAt)
 	klog.Infof("Done. Completed CAR file generation in %s", tookCarCreation)
@@ -533,3 +547,85 @@ func getDirSize(path string) (uint64, error) {
 	})
 	return size, err
 }
+
+func removeIf(slice []uint64, remover func(uint64) bool) []uint64 {
+	var out []uint64
+	for _, item := range slice {
+		if !remover(item) {
+			out = append(out, item)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func uniqueBlocks(blocks []uint64) []uint64 {
+	// sort, then remove duplicates:
+	sort.Slice(blocks, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return blocks[i] < blocks[j]
+	})
+	var out []uint64
+	for i := range blocks {
+		if i == 0 || blocks[i] != blocks[i-1] {
+			out = append(out, blocks[i])
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func compare(scheduleList []uint64, carList []uint64) ([]uint64, []uint64, bool) {
+	scheduleList = uniqueBlocks(scheduleList)
+	carList = uniqueBlocks(carList)
+
+	hasDiff := false
+	// blocks in schedule but not in car:
+	var removed []uint64
+	for _, block := range scheduleList {
+		if !contains(carList, block) {
+			removed = append(removed, block)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(removed) > 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("🚫 blocks in %s but not in %s:\n", green("schedule"), red("car"))
+		for _, block := range removed {
+			fmt.Println(block)
+		}
+		hasDiff = true
+	}
+
+	// blocks in car but not in schedule:
+	var added []uint64
+	for _, block := range carList {
+		if !contains(scheduleList, block) {
+			added = append(added, block)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(added) > 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("🚫 blocks in %s but not in %s:\n", green("car"), red("schedule"))
+		for _, block := range added {
+			fmt.Println(block)
+		}
+		hasDiff = true
+	}
+
+	if !hasDiff {
+		fmt.Println("✅ No differences between schedule and car")
+	}
+	return added, removed, hasDiff
+}
+
+func contains(slots []uint64, slot uint64) bool {
+	i := SearchUint64(slots, slot)
+	return i < len(slots) && slots[i] == slot
+}
+
+func SearchUint64(a []uint64, x uint64) int {
+	return sort.Search(len(a), func(i int) bool { return a[i] >= x })
+}
+
+func red(s string) string {
+	return "\033[31m" + s + "\033[0m"
+}
+
+func green(s string) string {
+	return "\033[32m" + s + "\033[0m"
+}
diff --git a/cmd/radiance/car/createcar/multistage.go b/cmd/radiance/car/createcar/multistage.go
index 6d32356..9407612 100644
--- a/cmd/radiance/car/createcar/multistage.go
+++ b/cmd/radiance/car/createcar/multistage.go
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ type MultistageRecap struct {
 // the CAR file with the root of the DAG (the Epoch object CID).
 func (cw *Multistage) FinalizeDAG(
 	epoch uint64,
-) (datamodel.Link, *MultistageRecap, error) {
+) (datamodel.Link, *MultistageRecap, []uint64, error) {
 	{
 		// wait for all slots to be registered
 		klog.Infof("Waiting for all slots to be registered...")
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ func (cw *Multistage) FinalizeDAG(
 	}
 	allRegistered, err := cw.reg.GetAll()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get all links: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get all links: %w", err)
 	}
 	allSlots := make([]uint64, 0, len(allRegistered))
 	for _, slot := range allRegistered {
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ func (cw *Multistage) FinalizeDAG(
 	klog.Infof("Completing DAG for epoch %d...", epoch)
 	epochRootLink, err := cw.constructEpoch(epoch, schedule)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to construct epoch: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to construct epoch: %w", err)
 	}
 	klog.Infof("Completed DAG for epoch %d", epoch)
 
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ func (cw *Multistage) FinalizeDAG(
 	klog.Infof("Closing CAR...")
 	err = cw.Close()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to close file: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to close file: %w", err)
 	}
 	klog.Infof("Closed CAR for epoch %d", epoch)
 
@@ -748,12 +748,12 @@ func (cw *Multistage) FinalizeDAG(
 		klog.Infof("Replacing root in CAR with CID of epoch %d", epoch)
 		err = cw.replaceRoot(epochCid)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to replace roots in file: %w", err)
+			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to replace roots in file: %w", err)
 		}
 		klog.Infof("Replaced root in CAR with CID of epoch %d", epoch)
 	}
 
-	return epochRootLink, slotRecap, err
+	return epochRootLink, slotRecap, allSlots, err
 }
 
 func (cw *Multistage) NumberOfTransactions() uint64 {
diff --git a/pkg/blockstore/schedule.go b/pkg/blockstore/schedule.go
index 617ba81..6f00220 100644
--- a/pkg/blockstore/schedule.go
+++ b/pkg/blockstore/schedule.go
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ func (s TraversalSchedule) LastSlot() (uint64, bool) {
 // Each iterates over each DB in the schedule.
 func (s TraversalSchedule) Each(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	f func(dbIndex int, db *WalkHandle, slots []uint64) error,
+	callback func(dbIndex int, db *WalkHandle, slots []uint64) error,
 ) error {
 	for dbIndex, db := range s.schedule {
 		if ctx.Err() != nil {
 			return ctx.Err()
 		}
-		if err := f(dbIndex, db.handle, db.slots); err != nil {
+		if err := callback(dbIndex, db.handle, db.slots); err != nil {
 			if err == ErrStopIteration {
 				return nil
 			}