diff --git a/reproducer.sh b/reproducer.sh
index 998e03eb..813c839e 100755
--- a/reproducer.sh
+++ b/reproducer.sh
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ h5diff first_run/parthenon.restart.00002.rhdf parthenon.restart.00002.rhdf
 
 # compare snapshot outputs
 h5diff first_run/parthenon.prim.00002.phdf parthenon.prim.00002.phdf
+
+# compare with phdf_diff
+python3 external/parthenon/scripts/python/packages/parthenon_tools/parthenon_tools/phdf_diff.py -brief parthenon.restart.00002.rhdf first_run/parthenon.restart.00002.rhdf