diff --git a/examples/dataset/load_lerobot_dataset.py b/examples/dataset/load_lerobot_dataset.py
index a96c170c..a6916981 100644
--- a/examples/dataset/load_lerobot_dataset.py
+++ b/examples/dataset/load_lerobot_dataset.py
@@ -132,17 +132,15 @@ print(f"\n{dataset[0][camera_key].shape=}")  # (4, c, h, w)
 print(f"{dataset[0]['observation.state'].shape=}")  # (6, c)
 print(f"{dataset[0]['action'].shape=}\n")  # (64, c)
 
-# Finally, our datasets are fully compatible with PyTorch dataloaders and samplers because they are just
-# PyTorch datasets.
-dataloader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(
-    dataset,
-    num_workers=4,
-    batch_size=32,
-    shuffle=True,
-)
-
-for batch in dataloader:
-    print(f"{batch[camera_key].shape=}")  # (32, 4, c, h, w)
-    print(f"{batch['observation.state'].shape=}")  # (32, 6, c)
-    print(f"{batch['action'].shape=}")  # (32, 64, c)
-    break
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    dataloader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(
+        dataset,
+        num_workers=4,
+        batch_size=32,
+        shuffle=True,
+    )
+    for batch in dataloader:
+        print(f"{batch[camera_key].shape=}")  # (32, 4, c, h, w)
+        print(f"{batch['observation.state'].shape=}")  # (32, 6, c)
+        print(f"{batch['action'].shape=}")  # (32, 64, c)
+        break
diff --git a/src/lerobot/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py b/src/lerobot/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py
index 6258312a..a6840891 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
         return hf_dataset
 
     def _check_cached_episodes_sufficient(self) -> bool:
-        """Check if the cached dataset contains all requested episodes."""
+        """Check if the cached dataset contains all requested episodes and their video files."""
         if self.hf_dataset is None or len(self.hf_dataset) == 0:
             return False
 
@@ -856,7 +856,18 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
             requested_episodes = set(self.episodes)
 
         # Check if all requested episodes are available in cached data
-        return requested_episodes.issubset(available_episodes)
+        if not requested_episodes.issubset(available_episodes):
+            return False
+
+        # Check if all required video files exist
+        if len(self.meta.video_keys) > 0:
+            for ep_idx in requested_episodes:
+                for vid_key in self.meta.video_keys:
+                    video_path = self.root / self.meta.get_video_file_path(ep_idx, vid_key)
+                    if not video_path.exists():
+                        return False
+
+        return True
 
     def create_hf_dataset(self) -> datasets.Dataset:
         features = get_hf_features_from_features(self.features)