Method for comparing a reception beam that is incident on a laser receiver with a laser plane that is generated by a rotating laser beam moved by a rotating laser about an axis of rotation, wherein the laser receiver comprises an evaluation unit and at least one detection field having a longitudinal direction, which corresponds to the measurement direction of the laser receiver, and a transverse direction, which is aligned perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction, characterized by the following method steps: ▪ the rotating laser is arranged on a tripod, which is adjustable along an axis, wherein the axis of rotation of the rotating laser and the axis of the tripod are aligned parallel to a direction of gravity of the gravitational field, ▪ the laser receiver is aligned in a longitudinal arrangement, wherein, in the longitudinal arrangement, the longitudinal direction of the at least one detection field is parallel and the transverse direction of the at least one detection field is aligned perpendicularly to the direction of gravity, ▪ the rotating laser is adjusted on the tripod in a hight direction along the axis at least until the reception beam is incident on the at least one detection field of the laser receiver, ▪ the height setting of the rotating laser in the height direction along the axis is continued, wherein, during the height setting of the rotating laser, a first incidence position and a second incidence position of the reception beam on the at least one detection field are ascertained by the evaluation unit, ▪ an adjustment direction (63; 73) of the reception beam relative to the laser receiver is ascertained in the longitudinal direction of the at least one detection field by the evaluation unit from the first incidence position and the second incidence position of the reception beam, and ▪ the adjustment direction (63; 73) of the reception beam is compared by the evaluation unit with the height direction of the tripod that corresponds to the adjustment direction of the laser plane. ▪ the rotating laser is arranged on a tripod, which is adjustable along an axis, wherein the axis of rotation of the rotating laser and the axis of the tripod are aligned parallel to a direction of gravity of the gravitational field, ▪ the laser receiver is aligned in a longitudinal arrangement, wherein, in the longitudinal arrangement, the longitudinal direction of the at least one detection field is parallel and the transverse direction of the at least one detection field is aligned perpendicularly to the direction of gravity, ▪ the rotating laser is adjusted on the tripod in a hight direction along the axis at least until the reception beam is incident on the at least one detection field of the laser receiver, ▪ the height setting of the rotating laser in the height direction along the axis is continued, wherein, during the height setting of the rotating laser, a first incidence position and a second incidence position of the reception beam on the at least one detection field are ascertained by the evaluation unit, ▪ an adjustment direction (63; 73) of the reception beam relative to the laser receiver is ascertained in the longitudinal direction of the at least one detection field by the evaluation unit from the first incidence position and the second incidence position of the reception beam, and ▪ the adjustment direction (63; 73) of the reception beam is compared by the evaluation unit with the height direction of the tripod that corresponds to the adjustment direction of the laser plane.