diff --git a/cashu/mint/ledger.py b/cashu/mint/ledger.py
index f736f828..27afde9d 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/ledger.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/ledger.py
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ async def mint(
         logger.trace("called mint")
         amount_outputs = sum([b.amount for b in B_s])
 
+        await self._verify_outputs(B_s)
+
         if settings.lightning:
             if not id:
                 raise NotAllowedError("no id provided.")
@@ -317,8 +319,6 @@ async def mint(
                 await self.crud.update_lightning_invoice(id=id, issued=True, db=self.db)
             del self.locks[id]
 
-        await self._verify_outputs(B_s)
-
         promises = await self._generate_promises(B_s, keyset)
         logger.trace("generated promises")
         return promises
@@ -368,6 +368,12 @@ async def melt(
                 f" {total_provided}, needed: {invoice_amount + reserve_fees_sat}"
             )
 
+            if outputs:
+                # verify the outputs. note: we don't verify inputs
+                # and outputs simultaneously with verify_inputs_and_outputs() as we do
+                # in split() because we do not expect the amounts to be equal here.
+                await self._verify_outputs(outputs)
+
             # verify spending inputs and their spending conditions
             await self.verify_inputs_and_outputs(proofs)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_mint_operations.py b/tests/test_mint_operations.py
index b2aef3ef..1c8e2752 100644
--- a/tests/test_mint_operations.py
+++ b/tests/test_mint_operations.py
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ async def test_melt(wallet1: Wallet, ledger: Ledger):
     invoice = await wallet1.request_mint(64)
     pay_if_regtest(invoice.bolt11)
     await wallet1.mint(64, id=invoice.id)
-    invoice = await wallet1.request_mint(64)
-    pay_if_regtest(invoice.bolt11)
-    await wallet1.mint(64, id=invoice.id)
+    invoice2 = await wallet1.request_mint(64)
+    pay_if_regtest(invoice2.bolt11)
+    await wallet1.mint(64, id=invoice2.id)
     assert wallet1.balance == 128
     total_amount, fee_reserve_sat = await wallet1.get_pay_amount_with_fees(
-        invoice.bolt11
+        invoice2.bolt11
     )
-    mint_fees = await ledger.get_melt_fees(invoice.bolt11)
-    assert mint_fees == fee_reserve_sat
+    melt_fees = await ledger.get_melt_fees(invoice2.bolt11)
+    assert melt_fees == fee_reserve_sat
 
     keep_proofs, send_proofs = await wallet1.split_to_send(wallet1.proofs, total_amount)
 
-    await ledger.melt(send_proofs, invoice.bolt11, outputs=None)
+    await ledger.melt(send_proofs, invoice2.bolt11, outputs=None)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -176,6 +176,31 @@ async def test_mint_with_same_outputs_twice(wallet1: Wallet, ledger: Ledger):
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_melt_with_same_outputs_twice(wallet1: Wallet, ledger: Ledger):
+    invoice = await wallet1.request_mint(130)
+    pay_if_regtest(invoice.bolt11)
+    await wallet1.mint(130, id=invoice.id)
+
+    output_amounts = [128]
+    secrets, rs, derivation_paths = await wallet1.generate_n_secrets(
+        len(output_amounts)
+    )
+    outputs, rs = wallet1._construct_outputs(output_amounts, secrets, rs)
+
+    # we use the outputs once for minting
+    invoice2 = await wallet1.request_mint(128)
+    pay_if_regtest(invoice2.bolt11)
+    await ledger.mint(outputs, id=invoice2.id)
+
+    # use the same outputs for melting
+    invoice3 = await wallet1.request_mint(128)
+    await assert_err(
+        ledger.melt(wallet1.proofs, invoice3.bolt11, outputs=outputs),
+        "outputs have already been signed before.",
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_check_proof_state(wallet1: Wallet, ledger: Ledger):
     invoice = await wallet1.request_mint(64)