diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/ledger/LedgerHistory.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/ledger/LedgerHistory.cpp
index a36ad5245b..b6928c20b1 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/ledger/LedgerHistory.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/ledger/LedgerHistory.cpp
@@ -454,9 +454,11 @@ LedgerHistory::builtLedger(
         if (entry.validated && !entry.built)
         {
             SOMETIMES(true, "xrpl::LedgerHistory::builtLedger : validated arrived first");
+            SOMETIMES(
+                entry.validated.value() != hash,
+                "xrpl::LedgerHistory::builtLedger : validated-first mismatch");
             if (entry.validated.value() != hash)
             {
-                SOMETIMES(true, "xrpl::LedgerHistory::builtLedger : validated-first mismatch");
                 JLOG(j_.error()) << "MISMATCH: seq=" << index
                                  << " validated:" << entry.validated.value() << " then:" << hash;
                 mismatch = MismatchInputs{
@@ -505,9 +507,11 @@ LedgerHistory::validatedLedger(
             XRPL_ASSERT(
                 entry.consensus.has_value(),
                 "xrpl::LedgerHistory::validatedLedger : consensus set when built set");
+            SOMETIMES(
+                entry.built.value() != hash,
+                "xrpl::LedgerHistory::validatedLedger : built-first mismatch");
             if (entry.built.value() != hash)
             {
-                SOMETIMES(true, "xrpl::LedgerHistory::validatedLedger : built-first mismatch");
                 JLOG(j_.error()) << "MISMATCH: seq=" << index << " built:" << entry.built.value()
                                  << " then:" << hash;
                 mismatch = MismatchInputs{