diff --git a/crates/aldabra-dao/examples/repro_script_corruption.rs b/crates/aldabra-dao/examples/repro_script_corruption.rs
index 240f478..8b623c0 100644
--- a/crates/aldabra-dao/examples/repro_script_corruption.rs
+++ b/crates/aldabra-dao/examples/repro_script_corruption.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
 use std::env;
 use std::fs;
 
+use aldabra_core::hex_decode as aldabra_hex_decode;
 use pallas_addresses::Address;
-use pallas_txbuilder::{BuildConway, Input, Output as TxOutput, ScriptKind, StagingTransaction};
 use pallas_crypto::hash::Hash;
+use pallas_txbuilder::{BuildConway, Input, Output as TxOutput, ScriptKind, StagingTransaction};
 
 fn hex_to_bytes(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
     let s = s.trim();
@@ -51,11 +52,24 @@ fn main() {
     let path = env::var("ALDABRA_REPRO_HEX")
         .expect("set ALDABRA_REPRO_HEX to a file containing the script hex");
     let hex = fs::read_to_string(&path).expect("read hex file");
-    let script_bytes = hex_to_bytes(&hex);
+    let trimmed = hex.trim();
+    let script_bytes_local = hex_to_bytes(trimmed);
+    let script_bytes_aldabra = aldabra_hex_decode(trimmed).expect("aldabra hex_decode");
+    println!(
+        "input hex chars: {} | local hex_to_bytes: {} bytes | aldabra hex_decode: {} bytes",
+        trimmed.len(),
+        script_bytes_local.len(),
+        script_bytes_aldabra.len()
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        script_bytes_local, script_bytes_aldabra,
+        "local and aldabra decoders must agree"
+    );
+    let script_bytes = script_bytes_aldabra;
     println!(
         "input script: {} bytes ({} hex chars)",
         script_bytes.len(),
-        hex.trim().len()
+        trimmed.len()
     );
 
     let dummy_tx_hash: Hash<32> = Hash::new([0u8; 32]);