diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8403df5b..ae927f8d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [PEP 440](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0440/)
 and uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.7.1]
+### Added
+* insar_tops_burst now validates burst pair granule names.
 
 ## [0.7.0]
 ### Added
diff --git a/images/coverage.svg b/images/coverage.svg
index dd6df127..2fad913a 100644
--- a/images/coverage.svg
+++ b/images/coverage.svg
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="middle" font-family="DejaVu Sans,Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" font-size="11">
         <text x="31.5" y="15" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3">coverage</text>
         <text x="31.5" y="14">coverage</text>
-        <text x="80" y="15" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3">61%</text>
-        <text x="80" y="14">61%</text>
+        <text x="80" y="15" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3">62%</text>
+        <text x="80" y="14">62%</text>
     </g>
 </svg>
diff --git a/src/hyp3_isce2/burst.py b/src/hyp3_isce2/burst.py
index 56806749..ebaebccf 100644
--- a/src/hyp3_isce2/burst.py
+++ b/src/hyp3_isce2/burst.py
@@ -380,3 +380,38 @@ def get_burst_params(scene_name: str) -> BurstParams:
         polarization=results[0].properties['polarization'],
         burst_number=results[0].properties['burst']['burstIndex'],
     )
+
+
+def validate_bursts(reference_name: str, secondary_name: str) -> None:
+    """Check whether the reference and secondary bursts are valid.
+
+    Args:
+        reference_scene: The reference burst name.
+        secondary_scene: The secondary burst name.
+
+    Returns:
+        None
+    """
+    ref_split = reference_name.split('_')
+    sec_split = secondary_name.split('_')
+
+    ref_burst_id = ref_split[1]
+    sec_burst_id = sec_split[1]
+
+    ref_polarization = ref_split[4]
+    sec_polarization = sec_split[4]
+
+    if ref_burst_id != sec_burst_id:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f'The reference and secondary burst IDs are not the same: {ref_burst_id} and {sec_burst_id}.'
+        )
+
+    if ref_polarization != sec_polarization:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f'The reference and secondary polarizations are not the same: {ref_polarization} and {sec_polarization}.'
+        )
+
+    if ref_polarization != "VV" and ref_polarization != "HH":
+        raise ValueError(
+            f'{ref_polarization} polarization is not currently supported, only VV and HH.'
+        )
diff --git a/src/hyp3_isce2/insar_tops_burst.py b/src/hyp3_isce2/insar_tops_burst.py
index 5bf85a01..95942301 100644
--- a/src/hyp3_isce2/insar_tops_burst.py
+++ b/src/hyp3_isce2/insar_tops_burst.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     get_isce2_burst_bbox,
     get_product_name,
     get_region_of_interest,
+    validate_bursts
 )
 from hyp3_isce2.dem import download_dem_for_isce2
 from hyp3_isce2.logging import configure_root_logger
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ def main():
     log.info('Begin ISCE2 TopsApp run')
 
     reference_scene, secondary_scene = oldest_granule_first(args.granules[0], args.granules[1])
+    validate_bursts(reference_scene, secondary_scene)
     swath_number = int(reference_scene[12])
     range_looks, azimuth_looks = [int(looks) for looks in args.looks.split('x')]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_burst.py b/tests/test_burst.py
index 76da92c3..7c789e1b 100644
--- a/tests/test_burst.py
+++ b/tests/test_burst.py
@@ -168,3 +168,25 @@ def test_get_burst_params_multiple_results():
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r'.*found multiple results.*'):
             burst.get_burst_params('there are multiple copies of this burst')
         mock_search.assert_called_once_with(product_list=['there are multiple copies of this burst'])
+
+
+def test_validate_bursts():
+    burst.validate_bursts(
+        'S1_030349_IW1_20230808T171601_VV_4A37-BURST',
+        'S1_030349_IW1_20230820T171602_VV_5AC3-BURST'
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r'.*polarizations are not the same.*'):
+        burst.validate_bursts(
+            'S1_215032_IW2_20230802T144608_VV_7EE2-BURST',
+            'S1_215032_IW2_20230721T144607_HH_B3FA-BURST'
+        )
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r'.*burst IDs are not the same.*'):
+        burst.validate_bursts(
+            'S1_030349_IW1_20230808T171601_VV_4A37-BURST',
+            'S1_030348_IW1_20230820T171602_VV_5AC3-BURST'
+        )
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r'.*only VV and HH.*'):
+        burst.validate_bursts(
+            'S1_030349_IW1_20230808T171601_VH_4A37-BURST',
+            'S1_030349_IW1_20230820T171602_VH_5AC3-BURST'
+        )