diff --git a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
index 22515fd5..c7a24f42 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
@@ -976,6 +976,36 @@ if check_prestage -eq 0 ; then
         report_failure_with_msg  "Unable to mount ${ISO_DEV} Error rc=${rc}"
     fi
 
+    local_repo_check_fail=
+    # Calculate local checksum and compare
+    checksum_file=${ISODIR}/.ostree_repo_checksum
+    if [ -f "${checksum_file}" ]; then
+        checksum_from_file=$(cat "${checksum_file}")
+        ilog "Verifying checksum for prestaged ${ISODIR}/ostree_repo"
+        pushd "${ISODIR}" > /dev/null
+        checksum=$(find ostree_repo -type f -exec md5sum {} + | LC_ALL=C sort | md5sum | awk '{ print $1; }')
+        popd > /dev/null
+        if [ "${checksum}" = "${checksum_from_file}" ]; then
+            ilog "Verified ostree checksum: ${checksum}"
+        else
+            elog "ostree checksum failed on ${ISODIR}/ostree_repo"
+            elog "Calculated checksum: ${checksum}"
+            elog "File checksum:       ${checksum_from_file}"
+            local_repo_check_fail=true
+        fi
+    else
+        # No prestage checksum file is available. Use ostree fsck instead.
+        # The only problem with this is the length of time required for fsck to complete.
+        wlog "No ostree checksum file at ${checksum_file}. Performing ostree fsck instead."
+        if ! ostree --repo="${ISODIR}/ostree_repo" fsck; then
+            elog "ostree fsck failed on prestaged ${ISODIR}/ostree_repo: reverting to remote pull"
+            local_repo_check_fail=true
+        fi
+    fi
+    if [ -n "${local_repo_check_fail}" ]; then
+        report_failure_with_msg "ostree integrity check failed on ISO ${ISODIR}/ostree_repo"
+    fi
+
     if [ -e "${ISODIR}/ks-setup.cfg" ]; then
         source "${ISODIR}/ks-setup.cfg"
     fi
@@ -2814,6 +2844,14 @@ if [ "${controller}" = true ] ; then
                     report_failure_with_msg "Unable to copy repo to /opt/platform-backup [rc=${rc}]"
                 fi
 
+                # The summary file is not transferred on an ostree pull, so we need to
+                # regenerate the checksum here based on the new local repo contents
+                ilog "Calculating new checksum for prestaged ${backup_mount}/ostree_repo"
+                pushd "${backup_mount}" > /dev/null
+                find ostree_repo -type f -exec md5sum {} + | LC_ALL=C sort | md5sum | awk '{ print $1; }' > .ostree_repo_checksum
+                ilog "Calculated checksum: $(cat .ostree_repo_checksum)"
+                popd > /dev/null
+
                 if [ -e "/instboot/opt/platform-backup/${sw_release}" ]; then
                     ilog "Copying images and patches to ${backup_mount}"
                     cp -a  /instboot/opt/platform-backup/${sw_release} ${backup_mount}
diff --git a/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg b/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
index bfea210e..99c45b09 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
@@ -2057,11 +2057,45 @@ else
         # then set the ostree url to its location.
         remote_insturl=
         if [ -e ${backup_mount}/ostree_repo ]; then
-            # Preserve remote_insturl for use in 2nd ostree pull below
-            remote_insturl=${insturl}
+            local_repo_check_fail=
+            # Calculate local checksum and compare
+            checksum_file=${backup_mount}/.ostree_repo_checksum
+            if [ -f "${checksum_file}" ]; then
+                checksum_from_file=$(cat "${checksum_file}")
+                ilog "Verifying checksum for prestaged ${backup_mount}/ostree_repo"
+                pushd ${backup_mount} > /dev/null
+                checksum=$(find ostree_repo -type f -exec md5sum {} + | LC_ALL=C sort | md5sum | awk '{ print $1; }')
+                popd > /dev/null
+                if [ "${checksum}" = "${checksum_from_file}" ]; then
+                    ilog "Verified ostree checksum: ${checksum}"
+                else
+                    elog "ostree checksum failed on ${backup_mount}/ostree_repo"
+                    elog "Calulated checksum: ${checksum}"
+                    elog "File checksum:      ${checksum_from_file}"
+                    local_repo_check_fail=true
+                fi
+            else
+                # No prestage checksum file is available. Use ostree fsck instead.
+                # The only problem with this is the length of time required for fsck to complete.
+                wlog "No ostree checksum file at ${checksum_file}. Performing ostree fsck instead."
+                if ! ostree --repo="${backup_mount}/ostree_repo" fsck; then
+                    elog "ostree fsck failed on prestaged ${backup_mount}/ostree_repo: reverting to remote pull"
+                    local_repo_check_fail=true
+                fi
+            fi
+            if [ -z "${local_repo_check_fail}" ]; then
+                # Preserve remote_insturl for use in 2nd ostree pull below
+                remote_insturl=${insturl}
 
-            insturl="file:///${backup_mount}/ostree_repo"
-            ilog "Setting insturl to ${insturl} to use prestaged ostree_repo"
+                insturl="file:///${backup_mount}/ostree_repo"
+                ilog "Setting insturl to ${insturl} to use prestaged ostree_repo"
+            else
+                # Remove the corrupted ostree_repo.
+                # Avoid setting insturl which will revert to using a remote pull
+                elog "ostree integrity check failed: removing prestaged ${backup_mount}/ostree_repo"
+                rm -rf "${backup_mount}/ostree_repo"
+                elog "ostree integrity check failed: reverting to remote pull"
+            fi
         fi
 
         # Tell LAT to install from this local stage