diff --git a/verify/verifier.go b/verify/verifier.go
index 23845a0..9b74072 100644
--- a/verify/verifier.go
+++ b/verify/verifier.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ func (v *Verifier) VerifyCert(ctx context.Context, cert *Certificate, args commo
 		batchRBN := int64(cert.BlobVerificationProof.BatchMetadata.BatchHeader.ReferenceBlockNumber)
 		rollupInclusionBlock := args.RollupL1InclusionBlockNum
 		// We need batchRBN < rollupInclusionBlock <= batch.RBN + rollupBlobInclusionWindow
+		// TODO: should we be using <= <= instead?
 		if !(batchRBN < rollupInclusionBlock) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("eigenda batch reference block number (%d) needs to be < rollup inclusion block number (%d)", batchRBN, rollupInclusionBlock)
 		}
diff --git a/verify/verify_test.go b/verify/verify_test.go
index 310c2e6..dbcf72c 100644
--- a/verify/verify_test.go
+++ b/verify/verify_test.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func TestVerifyCertRollupBlobInclusionWindow(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 	err = verifier.VerifyCert(ctx, &cert, common.VerifyArgs{RollupL1InclusionBlockNum: int64(blobInfo.BlobVerificationProof.BatchMetadata.BatchHeader.ReferenceBlockNumber) + 200})
-	require.EqualError(t, err, "rollup inclusion block number (3106502) needs to be < eigenda batch reference block number (3106302) + rollupBlobInclusionWindow (100)")
+	require.EqualError(t, err, "rollup inclusion block number (3106502) needs to be <= eigenda batch reference block number (3106302) + rollupBlobInclusionWindow (100)")
 
 	// RBN-50 < RBN, so we expect an error to be caught
 	ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)