diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index a84aa8c840..4a6f024dec 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -143,6 +143,24 @@ files = [
     {file = "colorama-0.4.6.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:08695f5cb7ed6e0531a20572697297273c47b8cae5a63ffc6d6ed5c201be6e44"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "deepdiff"
+version = "7.0.1"
+description = "Deep Difference and Search of any Python object/data. Recreate objects by adding adding deltas to each other."
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+files = [
+    {file = "deepdiff-7.0.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:447760081918216aa4fd4ca78a4b6a848b81307b2ea94c810255334b759e1dc3"},
+    {file = "deepdiff-7.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:260c16f052d4badbf60351b4f77e8390bee03a0b516246f6839bc813fb429ddf"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+ordered-set = ">=4.1.0,<4.2.0"
+
+[package.extras]
+cli = ["click (==8.1.7)", "pyyaml (==6.0.1)"]
+optimize = ["orjson"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "distlib"
 version = "0.3.8"
@@ -271,6 +289,20 @@ files = [
     {file = "numpy-2.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:485b87235796410c3519a699cfe1faab097e509e90ebb05dcd098db2ae87e7b3"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ordered-set"
+version = "4.1.0"
+description = "An OrderedSet is a custom MutableSet that remembers its order, so that every"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.7"
+files = [
+    {file = "ordered-set-4.1.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:694a8e44c87657c59292ede72891eb91d34131f6531463aab3009191c77364a8"},
+    {file = "ordered_set-4.1.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:046e1132c71fcf3330438a539928932caf51ddbc582496833e23de611de14562"},
+]
+
+[package.extras]
+dev = ["black", "mypy", "pytest"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "osm2geojson"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -536,4 +568,4 @@ test = ["covdefaults (>=2.3)", "coverage (>=7.2.7)", "coverage-enable-subprocess
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = ">3.9, <3.12"
-content-hash = "26b1bffda3923f87b068d15891c24d9a916009cf6c8fb52f94540bcf32d47f20"
+content-hash = "4b325c8754e816798f6bb9667fbd2c1a2e9b78ce0e5c3819e22ec1dd8c62e862"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a4aae4fbc0..bc2921dac7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ tox = "^4.6.3"
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 geojson = "^3.1.0"
 requests-mock = {extras = ["fixtures"], version = "^1.12.1"}
+deepdiff = "^7.0.1"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core"]
diff --git a/tests/example_live.json b/tests/example_live.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14a785afbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/example_live.json
@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+{
+  "type": "FeatureCollection",
+  "generator": "overpass-turbo",
+  "copyright": "The data included in this document is from www.openstreetmap.org. The data is made available under ODbL.",
+  "timestamp": "2024-08-10T18:01:43Z",
+  "features": [
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "id": "relation/6518385",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "MultiPolygon",
+        "coordinates": [
+          [
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+            ],
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+            ],
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+              [-122.194668, 37.850514],
+              [-122.195626, 37.850528]
+            ]
+          ]
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "@id": "relation/6518385",
+        "boundary": "protected_area",
+        "contact:website": "http://www.ebparks.org/parks/sibley",
+        "name": "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve",
+        "operator": "East Bay Regional Park District",
+        "owner": "East Bay Regional Park District",
+        "protect_class": "4",
+        "source": "https://www.ebparks.org/images/Assets/files/parks/sibley/Sibley-map_2250w-04-23-18.gif",
+        "type": "multipolygon",
+        "website": "https://www.ebparks.org/parks/sibley/",
+        "wikidata": "Q7349780",
+        "wikipedia": "en:Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "id": "way/10322303",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "LineString",
+        "coordinates": [
+          [-122.318271, 37.86911],
+          [-122.318192, 37.868925],
+          [-122.3181, 37.868851],
+          [-122.317971, 37.86879],
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+          [-122.317622, 37.868773],
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+          [-122.317284, 37.869007],
+          [-122.317244, 37.869049],
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+          [-122.317325, 37.869433],
+          [-122.31737, 37.869623],
+          [-122.317409, 37.869766],
+          [-122.317436, 37.869861]
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "@id": "way/10322303",
+        "addr:city": "Berkeley",
+        "foot": "yes",
+        "highway": "service"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "id": "node/4927326183",
+      "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [-122.318423, 37.869678] },
+      "properties": { "@id": "node/4927326183" }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 8a01f3a298..73f90a9152 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 from typing import Tuple, Union
 
 import geojson
-import overpass
 import pytest
+from deepdiff import DeepDiff
+
+import overpass
 
 USE_LIVE_API = bool(os.getenv("USE_LIVE_API", "false"))
 
@@ -105,9 +107,16 @@ def test_geojson_live():
         "rel(6518385);out body geom;way(10322303);out body geom;node(4927326183);",
         verbosity="body geom",
     )
-    with Path("tests/example.geojson").open("r") as fp:
-        ref_geo = geojson.load(fp)
-    assert osm_geo == ref_geo
+
+    with Path("tests/example_live.json").open("r") as fp:
+        ref_geo = json.load(fp)
+
+    # assert that the dictionaries are the same
+    # diff = DeepDiff(osm_geo, ref_geo, include_paths="[root]['features']")
+    diff = DeepDiff(osm_geo, ref_geo, include_paths="[root]['features']")
+    print(diff if diff else "No differences found")
+
+    assert not diff
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(