diff --git a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh
index 7c2c7f63c..1a11f2463 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ fi
 tune_system
 
 trap 'kill "$pid" && wait "$pid"' INT TERM
+$solana_ledger_tool --ledger "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bootstrap-leader-ledger verify
 $program \
   $maybe_no_leader_rotation \
   --identity "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bootstrap-leader.json \
diff --git a/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh b/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh
index 7122f4936..f78656e0c 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ $rsync -vPr "$rsync_leader_url"/config/ledger/ "$ledger_config_dir"
   echo "Unable to retrieve ledger from $rsync_leader_url"
   exit 1
 }
+$solana_ledger_tool --ledger "$ledger_config_dir" verify
 
 $solana_wallet --keypair "$fullnode_id_path" address