diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2b8c70bd63..9aaaaac244 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ setup(name='tinygrad',
         'testing_unit': testing_minimal + [
             "tqdm",
             "safetensors",
-            "tabulate"  # for sz.py
+            "z3-solver",
+            "tabulate",  # for sz.py
         ],
         'testing': testing_minimal + [
             "pillow",
diff --git a/test/unit/test_simplify_valid_idx.py b/test/unit/test_simplify_valid_idx.py
index 9093f4d037..b13f9d87f4 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_simplify_valid_idx.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_simplify_valid_idx.py
@@ -138,6 +138,33 @@ class TestValidIdxSimplification(unittest.TestCase):
       "(ridx0*1568)",
       "((ridx2<1)&(ridx1<6))")
 
+  def test_valid_becomes_const1_z3(self):
+    from z3 import Ints, Solver, And, If, Not, unsat
+    ridx0, ridx1, ridx2, alu11, alu15 = Ints('ridx0 ridx1 ridx2 alu11 alu15')
+    alu11 = (ridx1+ridx2)
+    alu15 = ((alu11+1)/7)
+    idx = (alu15*-31)+(((((alu11+218)/224)+ridx0)%30)*1568)
+    valid = (ridx2<1)&(ridx1<6)
+    load = If(valid, idx, 0)
+
+    # correct simplification
+    s = Solver()
+    s.add(And(0<=ridx0, ridx0<30, 0<=ridx1, ridx1<7, 0<=ridx2, ridx2<2))
+    simplifed_idx = (ridx0*1568)
+    simplifed_load = If(valid, simplifed_idx, 0)
+    s.add(Not(load == simplifed_load))  # Check if they are NOT equivalent
+    assert s.check() == unsat, f"The expressions are not equivalent. {s.model()=}"
+
+    # new solver for a wrong simplified expression
+    s = Solver()
+    s.add(And(0<=ridx0, ridx0<30, 0<=ridx1, ridx1<7, 0<=ridx2, ridx2<2))
+    wrong_simplifed_idx = (ridx0*1567)+ridx1
+    wrong_simplifed_load = If(valid, wrong_simplifed_idx, 0)
+    s.add(Not(load == wrong_simplifed_load))  # Check if they are NOT equivalent
+    assert s.check() != unsat, "The expressions are equivalent??"
+    print("The expressions are not equivalent.")
+    print(s.model())
+
 class TestImageSimplification(unittest.TestCase):
   def check(self, load, svalid, sidx0, sidx1):
     load = full_graph_rewrite(load.sink()).src[0]