Systems and methods for cell verification for a wireless device configured to operate under extended Discontinuous Reception (eDRX) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a wireless communication device configured to operate with an eDRX cycle comprises acquiring a first identifier of at least one first cell during a time associated with a first paging time window of the eDRX cycle with which the wireless communication device is configured and acquiring a second identifier of at least one second cell during a time associated with a second paging time window of the eDRX cycle. The method further comprises performing a first type of wireless communication device radio operations if the first identifier is the same as the second identifier and performing a second type of wireless communication device radio operations if the first identifier is different than the second identifier.