diff --git a/src/atproto/repo.zig b/src/atproto/repo.zig
index df4895b..ec62338 100644
--- a/src/atproto/repo.zig
+++ b/src/atproto/repo.zig
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ fn verifyImportedRepoCar(request: *http_api.Request, allocator: std.mem.Allocato
         .expected_did = did,
         .max_car_size = body.len,
         .max_blocks = body.len,
+        .require_complete_repo = true,
     }) catch {
         return http_api.xrpcError(request, .bad_request, "InvalidRequest", "repo CAR verification failed");
     };