diff --git a/swap/test/no_ambiguity_in_boost.cpp b/swap/test/no_ambiguity_in_boost.cpp
index 17fe9d6..e269252 100644
--- a/swap/test/no_ambiguity_in_boost.cpp
+++ b/swap/test/no_ambiguity_in_boost.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,17 @@ namespace boost
 
 int test_main(int, char*[])
 {
-  boost::swap_test_class object1;
-  boost::swap_test_class object2;
+  const boost::swap_test_class initial_value1(1);
+  const boost::swap_test_class initial_value2(2);
+
+  boost::swap_test_class object1 = initial_value1;
+  boost::swap_test_class object2 = initial_value2;
+
+  boost::swap_test_class::reset();
   boost::swap(object1,object2);
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(object1 == initial_value2);
+  BOOST_CHECK(object2 == initial_value1);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::swap_test_class::swap_count(),0);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::swap_test_class::copy_count(),3);
 
diff --git a/swap/test/specialized_in_boost.cpp b/swap/test/specialized_in_boost.cpp
index 55ac390..7b3e12e 100644
--- a/swap/test/specialized_in_boost.cpp
+++ b/swap/test/specialized_in_boost.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,18 @@ namespace boost
 
 int test_main(int, char*[])
 {
-  boost::swap_test_class object1;
-  boost::swap_test_class object2;
+  const boost::swap_test_class initial_value1(1);
+  const boost::swap_test_class initial_value2(2);
+
+  boost::swap_test_class object1 = initial_value1;
+  boost::swap_test_class object2 = initial_value2;
+  
+  boost::swap_test_class::reset();
   boost::swap(object1,object2);
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(object1 == initial_value2);
+  BOOST_CHECK(object2 == initial_value1);
+
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::swap_test_class::swap_count(),1);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::swap_test_class::copy_count(),0);
 
diff --git a/swap/test/specialized_in_boost_and_other.cpp b/swap/test/specialized_in_boost_and_other.cpp
index 9adc5c0..ba6247f 100644
--- a/swap/test/specialized_in_boost_and_other.cpp
+++ b/swap/test/specialized_in_boost_and_other.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,18 @@ namespace other
 
 int test_main(int, char*[])
 {
-  other::swap_test_class object1;
-  other::swap_test_class object2;
+  const other::swap_test_class initial_value1(1);
+  const other::swap_test_class initial_value2(2);
+
+  other::swap_test_class object1 = initial_value1;
+  other::swap_test_class object2 = initial_value2;
+  
+  other::swap_test_class::reset();
   boost::swap(object1,object2);
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(object1 == initial_value2);
+  BOOST_CHECK(object2 == initial_value1);
+  
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(other::swap_test_class::swap_count(),1);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(other::swap_test_class::copy_count(),0);
 
diff --git a/swap/test/specialized_in_global.cpp b/swap/test/specialized_in_global.cpp
index f76754f..0a0a029 100644
--- a/swap/test/specialized_in_global.cpp
+++ b/swap/test/specialized_in_global.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,18 @@ void swap(swap_test_class& left, swap_test_class& right)
 
 int test_main(int, char*[])
 {
-  swap_test_class object1;
-  swap_test_class object2;
+  const swap_test_class initial_value1(1);
+  const swap_test_class initial_value2(2);
+
+  swap_test_class object1 = initial_value1;
+  swap_test_class object2 = initial_value2;
+  
+  swap_test_class::reset();
   boost::swap(object1,object2);
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(object1 == initial_value2);
+  BOOST_CHECK(object2 == initial_value1);
+  
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(swap_test_class::swap_count(),1);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(swap_test_class::copy_count(),0);
 
diff --git a/swap/test/specialized_in_other.cpp b/swap/test/specialized_in_other.cpp
index c3071f5..a39896f 100644
--- a/swap/test/specialized_in_other.cpp
+++ b/swap/test/specialized_in_other.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,18 @@ namespace other
 
 int test_main(int, char*[])
 {
-  other::swap_test_class object1;
-  other::swap_test_class object2;
+  const other::swap_test_class initial_value1(1);
+  const other::swap_test_class initial_value2(2);
+
+  other::swap_test_class object1 = initial_value1;
+  other::swap_test_class object2 = initial_value2;
+  
+  other::swap_test_class::reset();
   boost::swap(object1,object2);
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(object1 == initial_value2);
+  BOOST_CHECK(object2 == initial_value1);
+  
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(other::swap_test_class::swap_count(),1);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(other::swap_test_class::copy_count(),0);
 
diff --git a/swap/test/specialized_in_std.cpp b/swap/test/specialized_in_std.cpp
index 641aa82..e31e850 100644
--- a/swap/test/specialized_in_std.cpp
+++ b/swap/test/specialized_in_std.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,18 @@ namespace std
 
 int test_main(int, char*[])
 {
-  swap_test_class object1;
-  swap_test_class object2;
+  const swap_test_class initial_value1(1);
+  const swap_test_class initial_value2(2);
+
+  swap_test_class object1 = initial_value1;
+  swap_test_class object2 = initial_value2;
+  
+  swap_test_class::reset();
   boost::swap(object1,object2);
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(object1 == initial_value2);
+  BOOST_CHECK(object2 == initial_value1);
+  
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(swap_test_class::swap_count(),1);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(swap_test_class::copy_count(),0);
 
diff --git a/swap/test/std_vector_of_boost.cpp b/swap/test/std_vector_of_boost.cpp
index f9c3888..b0c6355 100644
--- a/swap/test/std_vector_of_boost.cpp
+++ b/swap/test/std_vector_of_boost.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ int test_main(int, char*[])
   const vector_type::size_type initial_size1 = 1;
   const vector_type::size_type initial_size2 = 2;
 
-  vector_type object1(initial_size1);
-  vector_type object2(initial_size2);
+  const vector_type initial_value1(initial_size1, swap_test_class_type(1));
+  const vector_type initial_value2(initial_size2, swap_test_class_type(2));
+  
+  vector_type object1 = initial_value1;
+  vector_type object2 = initial_value2;
 
   swap_test_class_type::reset();
   
@@ -46,6 +49,9 @@ int test_main(int, char*[])
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(object1.size(),initial_size2);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(object2.size(),initial_size1);
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(object1 == initial_value2);
+  BOOST_CHECK(object2 == initial_value1);
+  
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(swap_test_class_type::swap_count(),0);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(swap_test_class_type::copy_count(),0);
 
diff --git a/swap/test/std_vector_of_global.cpp b/swap/test/std_vector_of_global.cpp
index ef6b52b..96a9b6a 100644
--- a/swap/test/std_vector_of_global.cpp
+++ b/swap/test/std_vector_of_global.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ int test_main(int, char*[])
   const vector_type::size_type initial_size1 = 1;
   const vector_type::size_type initial_size2 = 2;
 
-  vector_type object1(initial_size1);
-  vector_type object2(initial_size2);
+  const vector_type initial_value1(initial_size1, swap_test_class(1));
+  const vector_type initial_value2(initial_size2, swap_test_class(2));
+  
+  vector_type object1 = initial_value1;
+  vector_type object2 = initial_value2;
 
   swap_test_class::reset();
   
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ int test_main(int, char*[])
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(object1.size(),initial_size2);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(object2.size(),initial_size1);
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(object1 == initial_value2);
+  BOOST_CHECK(object2 == initial_value1);
+
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(swap_test_class::swap_count(),0);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(swap_test_class::copy_count(),0);
 
diff --git a/swap/test/std_vector_of_other.cpp b/swap/test/std_vector_of_other.cpp
index 3834269..2176f6e 100644
--- a/swap/test/std_vector_of_other.cpp
+++ b/swap/test/std_vector_of_other.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ int test_main(int, char*[])
   const vector_type::size_type initial_size1 = 1;
   const vector_type::size_type initial_size2 = 2;
 
-  vector_type object1(initial_size1);
-  vector_type object2(initial_size2);
+  const vector_type initial_value1(initial_size1, swap_test_class_type(1));
+  const vector_type initial_value2(initial_size2, swap_test_class_type(2));
+  
+  vector_type object1 = initial_value1;
+  vector_type object2 = initial_value2;
 
   swap_test_class_type::reset();
   
@@ -46,6 +49,9 @@ int test_main(int, char*[])
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(object1.size(),initial_size2);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(object2.size(),initial_size1);
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(object1 == initial_value2);
+  BOOST_CHECK(object2 == initial_value1);
+
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(swap_test_class_type::swap_count(),0);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(swap_test_class_type::copy_count(),0);