diff --git a/codeflash/verification/comparator.py b/codeflash/verification/comparator.py
index a1e8c12eb..1653a6293 100644
--- a/codeflash/verification/comparator.py
+++ b/codeflash/verification/comparator.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 import sentry_sdk
 
 from codeflash.cli_cmds.console import logger
-from codeflash.picklepatch.pickle_placeholder import PicklePlaceholderAccessError
+from codeflash.picklepatch.pickle_placeholder import \
+    PicklePlaceholderAccessError
 
 try:
     import numpy as np
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@
 def comparator(orig: Any, new: Any, superset_obj=False) -> bool:  # noqa: ANN001, ANN401, FBT002, PLR0911
     """Compare two objects for equality recursively. If superset_obj is True, the new object is allowed to have more keys than the original object. However, the existing keys/values must be equivalent."""
     try:
+        if orig is new:
+            return True
         if type(orig) is not type(new):
             type_obj = type(orig)
             new_type_obj = type(new)
@@ -73,7 +76,10 @@ def comparator(orig: Any, new: Any, superset_obj=False) -> bool:  # noqa: ANN001
         if isinstance(orig, (list, tuple)):
             if len(orig) != len(new):
                 return False
-            return all(comparator(elem1, elem2, superset_obj) for elem1, elem2 in zip(orig, new))
+            for elem1, elem2 in zip(orig, new):
+                if not comparator(elem1, elem2, superset_obj):
+                    return False
+            return True
 
         if isinstance(
             orig,
@@ -139,7 +145,10 @@ def comparator(orig: Any, new: Any, superset_obj=False) -> bool:  # noqa: ANN001
         # scipy condition because dok_matrix type is also a instance of dict, but dict comparison doesn't work for it
         if isinstance(orig, dict) and not (HAS_SCIPY and isinstance(orig, scipy.sparse.spmatrix)):
             if superset_obj:
-                return all(k in new and comparator(v, new[k], superset_obj) for k, v in orig.items())
+                for k, v in orig.items():
+                    if k not in new or not comparator(v, new[k], superset_obj):
+                        return False
+                return True
             if len(orig) != len(new):
                 return False
             for key in orig:
@@ -158,7 +167,10 @@ def comparator(orig: Any, new: Any, superset_obj=False) -> bool:  # noqa: ANN001
                 return np.allclose(orig, new, equal_nan=True)
             except Exception:
                 # fails at "ufunc 'isfinite' not supported for the input types"
-                return np.all([comparator(x, y, superset_obj) for x, y in zip(orig, new)])
+                for x, y in zip(orig, new):
+                    if not comparator(x, y, superset_obj):
+                        return False
+                return True
 
         if HAS_NUMPY and isinstance(orig, (np.floating, np.complex64, np.complex128)):
             return np.isclose(orig, new)
@@ -169,7 +181,10 @@ def comparator(orig: Any, new: Any, superset_obj=False) -> bool:  # noqa: ANN001
         if HAS_NUMPY and isinstance(orig, np.void):
             if orig.dtype != new.dtype:
                 return False
-            return all(comparator(orig[field], new[field], superset_obj) for field in orig.dtype.fields)
+            for field in orig.dtype.fields:
+                if not comparator(orig[field], new[field], superset_obj):
+                    return False
+            return True
 
         if HAS_SCIPY and isinstance(orig, scipy.sparse.spmatrix):
             if orig.dtype != new.dtype:
@@ -193,7 +208,10 @@ def comparator(orig: Any, new: Any, superset_obj=False) -> bool:  # noqa: ANN001
                 return False
             if len(orig) != len(new):
                 return False
-            return all(comparator(elem1, elem2, superset_obj) for elem1, elem2 in zip(orig, new))
+            for elem1, elem2 in zip(orig, new):
+                if not comparator(elem1, elem2, superset_obj):
+                    return False
+            return True
 
         # This should be at the end of all numpy checking
         try:
@@ -262,7 +280,10 @@ def comparator(orig: Any, new: Any, superset_obj=False) -> bool:  # noqa: ANN001
 
             if superset_obj:
                 # allow new object to be a superset of the original object
-                return all(k in new_keys and comparator(v, new_keys[k], superset_obj) for k, v in orig_keys.items())
+                for k, v in orig_keys.items():
+                    if k not in new_keys or not comparator(v, new_keys[k], superset_obj):
+                        return False
+                return True
 
             if isinstance(orig, ast.AST):
                 orig_keys = {k: v for k, v in orig.__dict__.items() if k != "parent"}