diff --git a/tinygrad/codegen/opt/postrange.py b/tinygrad/codegen/opt/postrange.py
index f5e7a6af3d..1f39740eb8 100644
--- a/tinygrad/codegen/opt/postrange.py
+++ b/tinygrad/codegen/opt/postrange.py
@@ -326,7 +326,10 @@ def apply_opts(ctx:Renderer, ast:UOp):
     # NOTE: hand_coded_optimizations doesn't support multiblock opts yet
     if all(len(u.src) == 1 for u in ast.parents if u.op is Ops.LOAD):
       # TODO: why is the returned k from hand_coded_optimizations different than this?
-      for opt in hand_coded_optimizations(k).applied_opts: k.apply_opt(opt)
+      hc_k = hand_coded_optimizations(k)
+      for opt in hc_k.applied_opts: k.apply_opt(opt)
+      assert hc_k.applied_opts == k.applied_opts
+      assert hc_k.get_optimized_ast(name_override="k") == k.get_optimized_ast(name_override="k")
   return k.get_optimized_ast(name_override=ast.arg.name if ast.arg is not None and ast.arg.name != "test" else None)
 
 pm_postrange_opt = PatternMatcher([