diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cf3c4621f..4c34bc14a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://github.com/Raphtory/raphtory/"
 keywords = ["graph", "temporal-graph", "temporal"]
 authors = ["Pometry"]
-rust-version = "1.84.0"
+rust-version = "1.82.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [profile.dev]
diff --git a/raphtory/src/db/api/storage/graph/storage_ops/mod.rs b/raphtory/src/db/api/storage/graph/storage_ops/mod.rs
index a127d225d..deae19f62 100644
--- a/raphtory/src/db/api/storage/graph/storage_ops/mod.rs
+++ b/raphtory/src/db/api/storage/graph/storage_ops/mod.rs
@@ -107,14 +107,25 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for GraphStorage {
 }
 
 impl GraphStorage {
-    /// Unique id for the storage that can be used to check if two views point at the same underlying
-    /// graph (and hence have compatible VIDs)
-    pub fn graph_id(&self) -> usize {
+    /// Check if two storage instances point at the same underlying storage
+    pub fn ptr_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         match self {
-            GraphStorage::Mem(g) => Arc::as_ptr(&g.graph).addr(),
-            GraphStorage::Unlocked(g) => Arc::as_ptr(g).addr(),
+            GraphStorage::Mem(LockedGraph {
+                graph: this_graph, ..
+            })
+            | GraphStorage::Unlocked(this_graph) => match other {
+                GraphStorage::Mem(LockedGraph {
+                    graph: other_graph, ..
+                })
+                | GraphStorage::Unlocked(other_graph) => Arc::ptr_eq(this_graph, other_graph),
+                #[cfg(feature = "storage")]
+                _ => false,
+            },
             #[cfg(feature = "storage")]
-            GraphStorage::Disk(g) => Arc::as_ptr(g).addr(),
+            GraphStorage::Disk(this_graph) => match other {
+                GraphStorage::Disk(other_graph) => Arc::ptr_eq(this_graph, other_graph),
+                _ => false,
+            },
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/raphtory/src/db/api/view/internal/core_ops.rs b/raphtory/src/db/api/view/internal/core_ops.rs
index 8345ad717..8cf35147c 100644
--- a/raphtory/src/db/api/view/internal/core_ops.rs
+++ b/raphtory/src/db/api/view/internal/core_ops.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ use std::{iter, ops::Range};
 #[cfg(feature = "storage")]
 use pometry_storage::timestamps::LayerAdditions;
 
+/// Check if two Graph views point at the same underlying storage
+pub fn is_view_compatible(g1: &impl CoreGraphOps, g2: &impl CoreGraphOps) -> bool {
+    g1.core_graph().ptr_eq(&g2.core_graph())
+}
+
 /// Core functions that should (almost-)always be implemented by pointing at the underlying graph.
 #[enum_dispatch]
 pub trait CoreGraphOps: Send + Sync {
diff --git a/raphtory/src/db/graph/nodes.rs b/raphtory/src/db/graph/nodes.rs
index bd8ad08e0..6f40f592f 100644
--- a/raphtory/src/db/graph/nodes.rs
+++ b/raphtory/src/db/graph/nodes.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 use crate::db::{
-    api::state::{Index, NodeOp},
+    api::{
+        state::{Index, NodeOp},
+        view::internal::is_view_compatible,
+    },
     graph::{create_node_type_filter, views::node_subgraph::NodeSubgraph},
 };
 use either::Either;
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ impl<'graph, G: GraphViewOps<'graph>, GH: GraphViewOps<'graph> + Debug> Debug
 
 impl<'graph, G: GraphViewOps<'graph>, GH: GraphViewOps<'graph>> PartialEq for Nodes<'graph, G, GH> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        if self.base_graph.core_graph().graph_id() == other.base_graph.core_graph().graph_id() {
+        if is_view_compatible(&self.base_graph, &other.base_graph) {
             // same storage, can use internal ids
             self.iter_refs().eq(other.iter_refs())
         } else {