diff --git a/QuestValidator/Program.cs b/QuestValidator/Program.cs
index 82286e2..ee5ae04 100644
--- a/QuestValidator/Program.cs
+++ b/QuestValidator/Program.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using QuestValidator.Helpers;
 using QuestValidator.Models;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 
 namespace QuestValidator
@@ -187,14 +186,20 @@ namespace QuestValidator
             foreach (var subItem in questSuccessRewardItem.items.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.slotId)))
             {
                 // find matching live counterpart by slotid
-                var liveCounterpart = relatedLiveRewardItem.items.FirstOrDefault(x => x.slotId == subItem.slotId);
-                if (liveCounterpart == null)
+                var liveCounterpart = relatedLiveRewardItem.items.Where(x => x.slotId == subItem.slotId);
+                if (liveCounterpart == null || liveCounterpart.Count() == 0)
                 {
                     LoggingHelpers.LogWarning($"a live counterpart for the subItem {subItem.slotId} could not be found, skipping subItem check");
                     continue;
                 }
+                if (liveCounterpart.Count() > 1)
+                {
+                    LoggingHelpers.LogWarning($"Multiple live counterparts for the subItem {subItem.slotId} found, skipping subItem check");
+                    continue;
+                }
 
-                CheckValuesMatch(subItem._tpl, liveCounterpart._tpl, $"mismatch for success subItem({subItem.slotId}) reward templateId", subItem._id);
+                var firstLiveItem = liveCounterpart.FirstOrDefault();
+                CheckValuesMatch(subItem._tpl, firstLiveItem._tpl, $"mismatch for success subItem({subItem.slotId}) reward templateId", subItem._id);
             }
         }
 
@@ -271,7 +276,7 @@ namespace QuestValidator
                 // Check template ids match
                 CheckValuesMatch(questStartedRewardItem.items[0]._tpl, relatedLiveRewardItem.items[0]._tpl, "mismatch for template id", questStartedRewardItem.items[0]._id, true);
 
-                // Check value values match
+                // Check 'value' values match
                 CheckValuesMatch(questStartedRewardItem.value, relatedLiveRewardItem.value, "mismatch for success item reward value", questStartedRewardItem.id);
 
                 // Check item stack count