diff --git a/crates/ivc/src/compilers/cyclefold/circuits.rs b/crates/ivc/src/compilers/cyclefold/circuits.rs
index 7593b72ec..de6703917 100644
--- a/crates/ivc/src/compilers/cyclefold/circuits.rs
+++ b/crates/ivc/src/compilers/cyclefold/circuits.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use ark_ff::PrimeField;
 use ark_r1cs_std::{
     GR1CSVar,
     alloc::AllocVar,
+    eq::EqGadget,
     fields::{FieldVar, fp::FpVar},
 };
 use ark_relations::gr1cs::{ConstraintSynthesizer, ConstraintSystemRef, SynthesisError};
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ where
         let cf_U = AllocVar::new_witness(cs.clone(), || Ok(cf_U))?;
         let cf_proofs = Vec::new_witness(cs.clone(), || Ok(cf_proofs))?;
 
+        // 0. Check initial state consistency
+        initial_state.conditional_enforce_equal(&current_state, &is_basecase)?;
+
         // 1. Fold primary instances.
         // 1.a. Derive the public input to the primary (augmented) circuit in
         //      the `i-1`-th step, which is `u.x = H(i, z_0, z_i, U, cf_U)`.
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/circuits/mod.rs b/crates/primitives/src/circuits/mod.rs
index a466876f6..008d1f7c7 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/circuits/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/circuits/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! This module defines circuits and helpers used by Sonobe.
 
 use ark_ff::{Field, PrimeField};
-use ark_r1cs_std::{GR1CSVar, alloc::AllocVar, fields::fp::FpVar};
+use ark_r1cs_std::{GR1CSVar, alloc::AllocVar, eq::EqGadget, fields::fp::FpVar};
 use ark_relations::gr1cs::{
     ConstraintSynthesizer, ConstraintSystem, ConstraintSystemRef, SynthesisError, SynthesisMode,
 };
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ pub trait FCircuit {
     /// implement the required traits for the corresponding variable type.
     type StateVar: GR1CSVar<Self::Field, Value = Self::State>
         + AllocVar<Self::State, Self::Field>
-        + AbsorbableVar<Self::Field>;
+        + AbsorbableVar<Self::Field>
+        + EqGadget<Self::Field>;
     /// [`FCircuit::ExternalInputs`] is the type of external inputs provided to
     /// each step of the circuit.
     type ExternalInputs;