diff --git a/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net.Tests/UnitTests/CloseTraitParserTests.cs b/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net.Tests/UnitTests/CloseTraitParserTests.cs
index a69bb28..5b4be54 100644
--- a/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net.Tests/UnitTests/CloseTraitParserTests.cs
+++ b/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net.Tests/UnitTests/CloseTraitParserTests.cs
@@ -115,5 +115,81 @@ public void TestGoodClosest()
             matches.Count.Should().Be(1);
             matches[0].Should().Be(2);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestTriangularInequalityWithBaseDistance()
+        {
+            BKTreeCloseTraitParser<int> closeTraitParser = new();
+            Random random = new();
+            
+            double RandomWeight()
+            {
+                switch (random.Next(0, 5))
+                {
+                    case <2:
+                        return random.NextDouble();
+                    case 3:
+                        return 0;
+                    default:
+                        return random.NextDouble() * 9 + 1;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
+            {
+                closeTraitParser.RegisterAvailableGift(i, new[]
+                {
+                    new GiftTrait("a", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight())
+                });
+            }
+            for (int i = 20; i < 40; i++)
+            {
+                closeTraitParser.RegisterAvailableGift(i, new[]
+                {
+                    new GiftTrait("b", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight())
+                });
+            }
+            for (int i = 40; i < 60; i++)
+            {
+                closeTraitParser.RegisterAvailableGift(i, new[]
+                {
+                    new GiftTrait("c", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight())
+                });
+            }
+            for (int i = 60; i < 80; i++)
+            {
+                closeTraitParser.RegisterAvailableGift(i, new[]
+                {
+                    new GiftTrait("a", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight()),
+                    new GiftTrait("b", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight())
+                });
+            }
+            for (int i = 80; i < 100; i++)
+            {
+                closeTraitParser.RegisterAvailableGift(i, new[]
+                {
+                    new GiftTrait("b", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight()),
+                    new GiftTrait("c", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight())
+                });
+            }
+            for (int i = 100; i < 120; i++)
+            {
+                closeTraitParser.RegisterAvailableGift(i, new[]
+                {
+                    new GiftTrait("a", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight()),
+                    new GiftTrait("c", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight())
+                });
+            }
+            for (int i = 120; i < 140; i++)
+            {
+                closeTraitParser.RegisterAvailableGift(i, new[]
+                {
+                    new GiftTrait("a", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight()),
+                    new GiftTrait("b", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight()),
+                    new GiftTrait("c", RandomWeight(), RandomWeight())
+                });
+            }
+            closeTraitParser.CheckConsistency();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Utilities/CloseTraitParser/BKTreeCloseTraitParser.cs b/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Utilities/CloseTraitParser/BKTreeCloseTraitParser.cs
index f11fc43..1ebbb15 100644
--- a/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Utilities/CloseTraitParser/BKTreeCloseTraitParser.cs
+++ b/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Utilities/CloseTraitParser/BKTreeCloseTraitParser.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Archipelago.Gifting.Net.Traits;
 using Archipelago.Gifting.Net.Versioning.Gifts.Current;
 
 namespace Archipelago.Gifting.Net.Utilities.CloseTraitParser
@@ -137,5 +136,57 @@ public List<T> FindClosestAvailableGift(GiftTrait[] giftTraits)
             FindClosestAvailableGift(giftTraits, ref bestDistance, ref closestItems);
             return closestItems;
         }
+
+        public void CheckConsistency()
+        {
+            List<Tuple<BKTreeCloseTraitParser<T>, GiftTrait[]>> allBKTrees =
+                new List<Tuple<BKTreeCloseTraitParser<T>, GiftTrait[]>>();
+            List<BKTreeCloseTraitParser<T>> toTreatBKTrees = new List<BKTreeCloseTraitParser<T>> { this };
+            for (int i = 0; i < toTreatBKTrees.Count; i++)
+            {
+                List<GiftTrait> traits = new List<GiftTrait>();
+                foreach (KeyValuePair<string, Tuple<double, double>> keyValuePair in toTreatBKTrees[i]._traits)
+                {
+                    traits.Add(new GiftTrait(keyValuePair.Key, keyValuePair.Value.Item1, keyValuePair.Value.Item2));
+                }
+
+                allBKTrees.Add(new Tuple<BKTreeCloseTraitParser<T>, GiftTrait[]>(toTreatBKTrees[i], traits.ToArray()));
+                toTreatBKTrees.AddRange(toTreatBKTrees[i]._children.Values);
+            }
+
+            foreach (Tuple<BKTreeCloseTraitParser<T>, GiftTrait[]> BKTree1 in allBKTrees)
+            {
+                GiftTrait[] traits1 = BKTree1.Item2;
+                foreach (Tuple<BKTreeCloseTraitParser<T>, GiftTrait[]> BKTree2 in allBKTrees)
+                {
+                    BKTreeCloseTraitParser<T> tree2 = BKTree2.Item1;
+                    GiftTrait[] traits2 = BKTree2.Item2;
+                    
+                    foreach (Tuple<BKTreeCloseTraitParser<T>, GiftTrait[]> BKTree3 in allBKTrees)
+                    {
+                        BKTreeCloseTraitParser<T> tree3 = BKTree3.Item1;
+                        double d1 = _distance(traits1, tree2._traits, out bool _);
+                        double d2 = _distance(traits2, tree3._traits, out bool _);
+                        double d3 = _distance(traits1, tree3._traits, out bool _);
+
+                        if (d1 + d2 - d3 < -0.00001) 
+                            // Triangular inequality was violated, margin is smaller than in FindClosestAvailableGift
+                        {
+                            GiftTrait[] traits3 = BKTree3.Item2;
+                            Exception exception = new Exception("Triangular inequalities were violated, " +
+                                                                "d(traits1, traits2) + d(traits2, traits3) > d(traits1, traits3).\n" +
+                                                                "Check this exception's data for more details.");
+                            exception.Data.Add("traits1", traits1);
+                            exception.Data.Add("traits2", traits2);
+                            exception.Data.Add("traits3", traits3);
+                            exception.Data.Add("d(traits1, traits2)", d1);
+                            exception.Data.Add("d(traits2, traits3)", d2);
+                            exception.Data.Add("d(traits1, traits3)", d3);
+                            throw exception;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Utilities/CloseTraitParser/ICloseTraitParser.cs b/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Utilities/CloseTraitParser/ICloseTraitParser.cs
index 20a146b..fcb4ac1 100644
--- a/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Utilities/CloseTraitParser/ICloseTraitParser.cs
+++ b/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Archipelago.Gifting.Net/Utilities/CloseTraitParser/ICloseTraitParser.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Archipelago.Gifting.Net.Traits;
 using Archipelago.Gifting.Net.Versioning.Gifts.Current;
 
 namespace Archipelago.Gifting.Net.Utilities.CloseTraitParser
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1192481..ae014a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ If you aren't pleased by the closeness algorithm, you may provide your own as an
 ```cs
 double Distance(GiftTrait[] giftTraits, Dictionary<string, Tuple<double, double>> traits, out bool isCompatible);
 ```
-For this method, all the traits of the registered gift with the same name have been added together for performance reasons
+For this method, all the traits of the registered gift with the same name have been added together for performance reasons.
+Keep in mind that this function should follow the triangle inequality. 
+You can run CheckConsistency to test the consistency of your distance function (but do not test it each time you initialize your parser)
 
 ## Rejecting a Gift