diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift
index 84124880..6df0f7c2 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ open class Carousel: View {
     /// The models for the molecules.
     public var molecules: [MoleculeModelProtocol & CarouselItemModelProtocol]?
     
+    /// A list of currently registered cells.
+    public var registeredMoleculeIds: [String]?
+    
     /// The horizontal alignment of the cell in the collection view. Only noticeable if the itemWidthPercent is less than 100%.
     public var itemAlignment = UICollectionView.ScrollPosition.left
     
@@ -174,9 +177,7 @@ open class Carousel: View {
         MVMCoreLoggingHandler.shared()?.handleDebugMessage("[\(Self.self)] [\(ObjectIdentifier(self).hashValue)]\noriginal model: \(originalModel?.debugDescription ?? "none")\nnew model: \(model)")
         
         if #available(iOS 15.0, *) {
-            if let originalModel, carouselModel.isDeeplyVisuallyEquivalent(to: originalModel),
-               originalModel.visibleMolecules.isVisuallyEquivalent(to: molecules ?? []) // Since the carousel model's children are in place replaced and we do not have a deep copy of this model tree, add in this hack to check if the prior captured carousel items match the newly visible ones.
-            {
+            if hasSameCellRegistration(with: carouselModel, delegateObject: delegateObject) {
                 // Prevents a carousel reset while still updating the cell backing data through reconfigureItems.
                 MVMCoreLoggingHandler.shared()?.handleDebugMessage("[\(Self.self)] Model is visually equivalent. Skipping rebuild...")
                 prepareMolecules(with: carouselModel)
@@ -284,23 +285,27 @@ open class Carousel: View {
     
     /// Registers the cells with the collection view
     func registerCells(with carouselModel: CarouselModel, delegateObject: MVMCoreUIDelegateObject?) {
-        
+        var registeredIds = [String]()
         for molecule in carouselModel.molecules {
             if let info = getMoleculeInfo(with: molecule, delegateObject: delegateObject) {
                 collectionView.register(info.class, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: info.identifier)
+                registeredIds.append(info.identifier)
+            } else {
+                registeredIds.append(molecule.moleculeName)
             }
         }
-        let moleculeInfo = carouselModel.molecules.map {
-            getMoleculeInfo(with: $0, delegateObject: delegateObject)
-        }
-        // For each molecule with info, register it.
-        moleculeInfo.compactMap({ $0 }).forEach { collectionView.register($0.class, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: $0.identifier) }
-        
-        for molecule in carouselModel.molecules {
+        registeredMoleculeIds = registeredIds
+    }
+    
+    func hasSameCellRegistration(with carouselModel: CarouselModel, delegateObject: MVMCoreUIDelegateObject?) -> Bool {
+        let incomingIds = carouselModel.molecules.map { molecule in
             if let info = getMoleculeInfo(with: molecule, delegateObject: delegateObject) {
-                collectionView.register(info.class, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: info.identifier)
+                return info.identifier
+            } else {
+                return molecule.moleculeName
             }
         }
+        return incomingIds == registeredMoleculeIds
     }
     
     //--------------------------------------------------