diff --git a/src/julienne/julienne_test_description_m.f90 b/src/julienne/julienne_test_description_m.f90
index 8cb9b6e95..a6fe014f6 100644
--- a/src/julienne/julienne_test_description_m.f90
+++ b/src/julienne/julienne_test_description_m.f90
@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@ module julienne_test_description_m
 
   interface test_description_t
 
-    module function construct_from_string(description, diagnosis_function) result(test_description)
-      !! The result is a test_description_t object with the components defined by the dummy arguments
-      implicit none
-      type(string_t), intent(in) :: description
-      procedure(diagnosis_function_i), intent(in), pointer, optional :: diagnosis_function
-      type(test_description_t) test_description
-    end function
-
     module function construct_from_string_funloc(description, diagnosis_function) result(test_description)
       !! The result is a test_description_t object with the components defined by the dummy arguments
       implicit none
@@ -57,10 +49,10 @@ module function construct_from_string_bless(description, diagnosis_function) res
       type(test_description_t) test_description
     end function
 
-    module function construct_from_characters(description, diagnosis_function) result(test_description)
+    module function construct_from_string(description, diagnosis_function) result(test_description)
       !! The result is a test_description_t object with the components defined by the dummy arguments
       implicit none
-      character(len=*), intent(in) :: description
+      type(string_t), intent(in) :: description
       procedure(diagnosis_function_i), intent(in), pointer, optional :: diagnosis_function
       type(test_description_t) test_description
     end function
@@ -81,6 +73,14 @@ module function construct_from_characters_bless(description, diagnosis_function)
       type(test_description_t) test_description
     end function
 
+    module function construct_from_characters(description, diagnosis_function) result(test_description)
+      !! The result is a test_description_t object with the components defined by the dummy arguments
+      implicit none
+      character(len=*), intent(in) :: description
+      procedure(diagnosis_function_i), intent(in), pointer, optional :: diagnosis_function
+      type(test_description_t) test_description
+    end function
+
   end interface
 
   interface
diff --git a/test/modules/test_description_test_m.F90 b/test/modules/test_description_test_m.F90
index 5b9c85e93..574c4ecbd 100644
--- a/test/modules/test_description_test_m.F90
+++ b/test/modules/test_description_test_m.F90
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
 
 module test_description_test_m
   !! Verify test_description_t object behavior
+  use iso_c_binding, only : c_funloc
   use julienne_m, only : &
      string_t &
+    ,diagnosis_function_i &
     ,test_result_t &
     ,test_description_t &
     ,test_diagnosis_t &
     ,bless &
+    ,operator(.also.) &
     ,test_t
   implicit none
 
@@ -36,17 +39,46 @@ function results() result(test_results)
     type(test_description_test_t) test_description_test
 
     test_descriptions = [ &
-      test_description_t("identical construction from string_t or character argument", bless(check_constructors_match)) &
+      test_description_t("identical construction from equivalent arguments", bless(check_constructors_match)) &
     ]
     test_results = test_description_test%run(test_descriptions)
   end function
 
   function check_constructors_match() result(test_diagnosis)
     type(test_diagnosis_t) test_diagnosis
-    test_diagnosis = test_diagnosis_t( &
-       test_passed = test_description_t("foo", bless(tautology)) == test_description_t(string_t("foo"), bless(tautology)) &
+    procedure(diagnosis_function_i), pointer :: tautology_ptr
+    tautology_ptr => tautology
+
+    test_diagnosis = test_diagnosis_t(  &
+       test_passed = test_description_t("foo", tautology_ptr) == test_description_t(string_t("foo"), tautology_ptr) &
+      ,diagnostics_string= 'test_description_t("foo", tautology_ptr) /= test_description_t(string_t("foo"), tautology_ptr)'&
+    )
+#if HAVE_PROCEDURE_ACTUAL_FOR_POINTER_DUMMY
+    test_diagnosis = test_diagnosis .also. test_diagnosis_t( &
+       test_passed = test_description_t("foo", tautology) == test_description_t(string_t("foo"), tautology) &
       ,diagnostics_string = 'test_description_t("foo", tautology) /= test_description_t(string_t("foo"), tautology)' &
     )
+    test_diagnosis = test_diagnosis .also. test_diagnosis_t( &
+       test_passed = test_description_t("foo", tautology) == test_description_t("foo", tautology_ptr) &
+      ,diagnostics_string = 'test_description_t("foo", tautology) /= test_description_t("foo", tautology_ptr)' &
+    )
+#endif
+    test_diagnosis = test_diagnosis .also. test_diagnosis_t( &
+       test_passed = test_description_t("foo", tautology_ptr) == test_description_t("foo", bless(tautology)) &
+      ,diagnostics_string= 'test_description_t("foo", tautology_ptr) /= test_description_t("foo", bless(tautology))'&
+    )
+    test_diagnosis = test_diagnosis .also. test_diagnosis_t( &
+       test_passed = test_description_t("foo", tautology_ptr) == test_description_t("foo", c_funloc(tautology)) &
+      ,diagnostics_string= 'test_description_t("foo", tautology_ptr) /= test_description_t("foo", c_funloc(tautology))'&
+    )
+    test_diagnosis = test_diagnosis .also. test_diagnosis_t( &
+       test_passed = test_description_t(string_t("foo"), tautology_ptr) == test_description_t(string_t("foo"), bless(tautology)) &
+      ,diagnostics_string= 'test_description_t(string_t("foo"), tautology_ptr) /= test_description_t(string_t("foo"), bless(tautology))'&
+    )
+    test_diagnosis = test_diagnosis .also. test_diagnosis_t( &
+       test_passed = test_description_t(string_t("foo"), tautology_ptr) == test_description_t(string_t("foo"), c_funloc(tautology)) &
+      ,diagnostics_string= 'test_description_t(string_t("foo"), tautology_ptr) /= test_description_t(string_t("foo"), c_funloc(tautology))'&
+    )
   contains
     type(test_diagnosis_t) function tautology()
       tautology = test_diagnosis_t(.true.,"")