diff --git a/codex/merkletree/codex/codex.nim b/codex/merkletree/codex/codex.nim
index 887bb1e1..bdc67df8 100644
--- a/codex/merkletree/codex/codex.nim
+++ b/codex/merkletree/codex/codex.nim
@@ -140,8 +140,20 @@ proc `$`*(self: CodexTree): string =
     ", leavesCount: " &
     $self.leavesCount & " )"
 
-proc `$`*(self: CodexProof): string =
-  "CodexProof( mcodec: " &
+proc `==`*(a, b: CodexMerkleProof): bool =
+  (a.mcodec == b.mcodec) and
+  (a.nleaves == b.nleaves) and
+  (a.path == b.path) and
+  (a.index == b.index)
+
+proc `$`*(self: CodexMerkleTree): string =
+  "CodexMerkleTree( mcodec: " &
+    $self.mcodec &
+    ", leavesCount: " &
+    $self.leavesCount & " )"
+
+proc `$`*(self: CodexMerkleProof): string =
+  "CodexMerkleProof( mcodec: " &
     $self.mcodec & ", nleaves: " &
     $self.nleaves & ", index: " &
     $self.index & " )"