diff --git a/src/manager.S b/src/manager.S
index df3e044..5eb6b19 100644
--- a/src/manager.S
+++ b/src/manager.S
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ asm_call_wrapper:
  * memory region for use by switcher code, to contain required capabilities,
  * and deriving appropriate PCC/DDC values containing the executable switcher
  * code, and the aforementioned memory region, respectively.
+ *
+ * @return Pointer to newly allocated memory region
  */
 .type init_compartments, "function"
 init_compartments:
diff --git a/tests/simple_init.c b/tests/simple_init.c
index d343fea..a07f5f8 100644
--- a/tests/simple_init.c
+++ b/tests/simple_init.c
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ static_assert(COMP_OFFSET_STK_ADDR == sizeof(void* __capability) * 2, "Invalid `
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 extern void* init_compartments();
-extern void* switcher_caps;
+extern void* __capability * switcher_caps;
+
+extern void switcher_entry();
+extern void switch_compartment_end();
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Main
@@ -26,7 +29,20 @@ int
 main()
 {
     void* inner_addr = init_compartments();
-    assert(switcher_caps != MAP_FAILED);
+
+    assert(inner_addr != MAP_FAILED);
+    assert(switcher_caps == inner_addr);
+
+    void* __capability switcher_ddc = switcher_caps[0];
+    assert(cheri_is_valid(switcher_ddc));
+    assert(cheri_length_get(switcher_ddc) ==
+            COMP_SIZE * MAX_COMP_COUNT + 2 * sizeof(void* __capability));
+
+    void* __capability switcher_pcc = switcher_caps[1];
+    assert(cheri_is_valid(switcher_pcc));
+    assert(cheri_address_get(switcher_pcc) == (unsigned long) switcher_entry);
+    assert(cheri_address_get(switcher_pcc) + cheri_length_get(switcher_pcc) ==
+            (unsigned long) switch_compartment_end);
 
     return 0;
 }