diff --git a/clients/retrieval_client.go b/clients/retrieval_client.go
index bffd4caf95..6f03e76831 100644
--- a/clients/retrieval_client.go
+++ b/clients/retrieval_client.go
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ func (r *retrievalClient) RetrieveBlob(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no quorum header for quorum %d", quorumID)
 	}
 
+	// Validate the blob length
+	err = r.encoder.VerifyBlobLength(blobHeader.BlobCommitments)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	assignements, info, err := r.assignmentCoordinator.GetAssignments(indexedOperatorState.OperatorState, quorumID, uint(quorumHeader.QuantizationFactor))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get assignments")
@@ -126,16 +132,35 @@ func (r *retrievalClient) RetrieveBlob(
 		opInfo := indexedOperatorState.IndexedOperators[opID]
 		pool.Submit(func() {
 			r.nodeClient.GetChunks(ctx, opID, opInfo, batchHeaderHash, blobIndex, quorumID, chunksChan)
-			// TODO(ian-shim): validate chunks received from nodes
 		})
 	}
 
+	chunkLength, err := r.assignmentCoordinator.GetChunkLengthFromHeader(indexedOperatorState.OperatorState, quorumHeader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	minChunkLength, err := r.assignmentCoordinator.GetMinimumChunkLength(uint(len(operators)), blobHeader.BlobCommitments.Length, quorumHeader.QuantizationFactor, quorumHeader.QuorumThreshold, quorumHeader.AdversaryThreshold)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	encodingParams, err := core.GetEncodingParams(minChunkLength, info.TotalChunks)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if chunkLength != encodingParams.ChunkLength {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chunk length mismatch: %d != %d", chunkLength, encodingParams.ChunkLength)
+	}
+
 	var chunks []*core.Chunk
 	var indices []core.ChunkNumber
 	// TODO(ian-shim): if we gathered enough chunks, cancel remaining RPC calls
 	for i := 0; i < len(operators); i++ {
 		reply := <-chunksChan
 		if reply.Err != nil {
+			r.logger.Error("failed to get chunks from operator", "operator", reply.OperatorID, "err", reply.Err)
 			continue
 		}
 		assignment, ok := assignements[reply.OperatorID]
@@ -143,19 +168,17 @@ func (r *retrievalClient) RetrieveBlob(
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no assignment to operator %v", reply.OperatorID)
 		}
 
+		err = r.encoder.VerifyChunks(reply.Chunks, assignment.GetIndices(), blobHeader.BlobCommitments, encodingParams)
+		if err != nil {
+			r.logger.Error("failed to verify chunks from operator", "operator", reply.OperatorID, "err", err)
+			continue
+		} else {
+			r.logger.Info("verified chunks from operator", "operator", reply.OperatorID)
+		}
+
 		chunks = append(chunks, reply.Chunks...)
 		indices = append(indices, assignment.GetIndices()...)
 	}
 
-	chunkLength, err := r.assignmentCoordinator.GetChunkLengthFromHeader(indexedOperatorState.OperatorState, quorumHeader)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	encodingParams, err := core.GetEncodingParams(chunkLength, info.TotalChunks)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return r.encoder.Decode(chunks, indices, encodingParams, uint64(blobHeader.Length)*bn254.BYTES_PER_COEFFICIENT)
 }
diff --git a/clients/tests/retrieval_client_test.go b/clients/tests/retrieval_client_test.go
index 7f01c9eba9..9709f454a6 100644
--- a/clients/tests/retrieval_client_test.go
+++ b/clients/tests/retrieval_client_test.go
@@ -122,9 +122,10 @@ func setup(t *testing.T) {
 		SecurityParam: core.SecurityParam{
 			QuorumID:           quorumID,
 			AdversaryThreshold: adversaryThreshold,
+			QuorumThreshold:    quorumThreshold,
 		},
 		QuantizationFactor: quantizationFactor,
-		EncodedBlobLength:  quantizationFactor * chunkLength * numOperators,
+		EncodedBlobLength:  quantizationFactor * params.ChunkLength * numOperators,
 	}
 
 	blobHeader = &core.BlobHeader{