diff --git a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-optimism.yml b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-optimism.yml
index ee7d3cde..2c3181cc 100644
--- a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-optimism.yml
+++ b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-optimism.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ services:
       "./wait-for-it.sh -h $${L1_HOST} -p $${L1_PORT} -s -t 60 -- ./run.sh"
     volumes:
       - ../config/wait-for-it.sh:/app/packages/contracts-bedrock/wait-for-it.sh
+      - ../container-build/cerc-optimism-contracts/hardhat-tasks/verify-contract-deployment.ts:/app/packages/contracts-bedrock/tasks/verify-contract-deployment.ts
       - ../container-build/cerc-optimism-contracts/hardhat-tasks/rekey-json.ts:/app/packages/contracts-bedrock/tasks/rekey-json.ts
       - ../container-build/cerc-optimism-contracts/hardhat-tasks/send-balance.ts:/app/packages/contracts-bedrock/tasks/send-balance.ts
       - ../config/fixturenet-optimism/optimism-contracts/update-config.js:/app/packages/contracts-bedrock/update-config.js
diff --git a/app/data/config/fixturenet-optimism/optimism-contracts/run.sh b/app/data/config/fixturenet-optimism/optimism-contracts/run.sh
index e10c45e1..411eabf1 100755
--- a/app/data/config/fixturenet-optimism/optimism-contracts/run.sh
+++ b/app/data/config/fixturenet-optimism/optimism-contracts/run.sh
@@ -4,22 +4,42 @@ if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
   set -x
 fi
 
-# TODO Support restarts; fixturenet-eth-geth currently starts fresh on a restart
-# Exit if a deployment already exists (on restarts)
-# if [ -d "deployments/getting-started" ]; then
-#     echo "Deployment directory deployments/getting-started already exists, exiting"
-#     exit 0
-# fi
-
 echo "Using L1 RPC endpoint ${L1_RPC}"
 
-# Append tasks/index.ts file
-echo "import './rekey-json'" >> tasks/index.ts
-echo "import './send-balance'" >> tasks/index.ts
+IMPORT_1="import './verify-contract-deployment'"
+IMPORT_2="import './rekey-json'"
+IMPORT_3="import './send-balance'"
+
+# Append mounted tasks to tasks/index.ts file if not present
+if ! grep -Fxq "$IMPORT_1" tasks/index.ts; then
+  echo "$IMPORT_1" >> tasks/index.ts
+  echo "$IMPORT_2" >> tasks/index.ts
+  echo "$IMPORT_3" >> tasks/index.ts
+fi
 
 # Update the chainId in the hardhat config
 sed -i "/getting-started/ {n; s/.*chainId.*/      chainId: $L1_CHAIN_ID,/}" hardhat.config.ts
 
+# Exit if a deployment already exists (on restarts)
+# Note: fixturenet-eth-geth currently starts fresh on a restart
+if [ -d "deployments/getting-started" ]; then
+  echo "Deployment directory deployments/getting-started found, checking SystemDictator deployment"
+
+  # Read JSON file into variable
+  SYSTEM_DICTATOR_DETAILS=$(cat deployments/getting-started/SystemDictator.json)
+
+  # Parse JSON into variables
+  SYSTEM_DICTATOR_ADDRESS=$(echo "$SYSTEM_DICTATOR_DETAILS" | jq -r '.address')
+  SYSTEM_DICTATOR_TXHASH=$(echo "$SYSTEM_DICTATOR_DETAILS" | jq -r '.transactionHash')
+
+  if yarn hardhat verify-contract-deployment --contract "${SYSTEM_DICTATOR_ADDRESS}" --transaction-hash "${SYSTEM_DICTATOR_TXHASH}"; then
+    echo "Deployment verfication successful, exiting"
+    exit 0
+  else
+    echo "Deployment verfication failed"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Generate the L2 account addresses
 yarn hardhat rekey-json --output /l2-accounts/keys.json
 
diff --git a/app/data/config/fixturenet-optimism/run-op-geth.sh b/app/data/config/fixturenet-optimism/run-op-geth.sh
index cb180065..055f31f0 100755
--- a/app/data/config/fixturenet-optimism/run-op-geth.sh
+++ b/app/data/config/fixturenet-optimism/run-op-geth.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mkdir datadir
 echo "pwd" > datadir/password
 
 # TODO: Add in container build or use other tool
-echo "installing jq"
+echo "Installing jq"
 apk update && apk add jq
 
 # Get SEQUENCER KEY from keys.json
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ geth init --datadir=datadir genesis.json
 SEQUENCER_ADDRESS=$(jq -r '.Sequencer.address' /l2-accounts/keys.json | tr -d '"')
 echo "SEQUENCER_ADDRESS: ${SEQUENCER_ADDRESS}"
 cp /op-node/jwt.txt ./
+
+# Run op-geth
 geth \
   --datadir ./datadir \
   --http \
diff --git a/app/data/container-build/cerc-optimism-contracts/hardhat-tasks/verify-contract-deployment.ts b/app/data/container-build/cerc-optimism-contracts/hardhat-tasks/verify-contract-deployment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ce8a0e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/data/container-build/cerc-optimism-contracts/hardhat-tasks/verify-contract-deployment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { task } from 'hardhat/config'
+import '@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers'
+
+task(
+  'verify-contract-deployment',
+  'Verifies the given contract deployment transaction'
+)
+  .addParam('contract', 'Address of the contract deployed')
+  .addParam('transactionHash', 'Hash of the deployment transaction')
+  .setAction(async ({ contract, transactionHash }, { ethers }) => {
+    // Open the wallet using sender's private key
+    const provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider(
+      `${process.env.L1_RPC}`
+    )
+
+    const receipt = await provider.getTransactionReceipt(transactionHash)
+    if (
+      receipt &&
+      receipt.contractAddress &&
+      receipt.contractAddress === contract
+    ) {
+      console.log(
+        `Deployment for contract ${contract} in transaction ${transactionHash} verified`
+      )
+      process.exit(0)
+    } else {
+      console.log(`Contract ${contract} deployment verification failed`)
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+  })