# Why Liquibase doesn't check data in the DATABASECHANGELOG table in diff mode?

**URL:** <https://forum.liquibase.org/t/why-liquibase-doesnt-check-data-in-the-databasechangelog-table-in-diff-mode/2708>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [October 9, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/why-liquibase-doesnt-check-data-in-the-databasechangelog-table-in-diff-mode/2708 "2013-10-09T16:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![vskutin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85f322/32.png) [@vskutin](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/vskutin)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/why-liquibase-doesnt-check-data-in-the-databasechangelog-table-in-diff-mode/2708/1 "2013-10-09T16:17:00Z")

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Hello,  
  
It’s very strange for me: in the documentation ([http://www.liquibase.org/documentation/diff.html)&nbsp;](http://www.liquibase.org/documentation/diff.html)%C2%A0) I’ve seen that Liquibase should check “Version Differences” in diff mode, but in reality it doesn’t check.   
  
What is the “version differences” in that case? If it’s only structures’ difference then I never know that somebody can deploy some changeSet with only DML operations and diff command always will return me “Product Version: EQUAL”.  
  
How I can compare Liquibase’s repository table (DATABASECHANGELOG) in two databases?   
  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![nvoxland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@nvoxland](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/nvoxland)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/why-liquibase-doesnt-check-data-in-the-databasechangelog-table-in-diff-mode/2708/2 "2013-10-09T16:17:00Z")

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The diff logic does only check the database structure, not the contents of the tables, including the databasechangelog table. I can see where it would be helpful to see that there are changes added or missing from one database or the other.

I created&nbsp;[https://liquibase.jira.com/browse/CORE-1523](https://liquibase.jira.com/browse/CORE-1523)&nbsp;to track the feature.

Nathan
