diff --git a/ipa-multipoint/src/crs.rs b/ipa-multipoint/src/crs.rs
index d11938c..2e31c00 100644
--- a/ipa-multipoint/src/crs.rs
+++ b/ipa-multipoint/src/crs.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ impl CRS {
             .iter()
             .map(|bytes| Element::from_bytes_unchecked_uncompressed(*bytes))
             .collect();
+        CRS::assert_dedup(&G);
         let n = G.len();
         CRS { G, Q, n }
     }
@@ -162,3 +163,15 @@ fn load_from_bytes_to_bytes() {
 
     assert_eq!(bytes, bytes2, "bytes should be the same");
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "crs has duplicated points")]
+fn load_from_bytes_should_panic_with_duplicates() {
+    let crs = CRS::new(256, b"eth_verkle_oct_2021");
+    let mut bytes = crs.to_bytes();
+    // Introduce a duplicate
+    bytes[1] = bytes[0];
+
+    // the following line should panic
+    CRS::from_bytes(&bytes);
+}