diff --git a/software/apps/baremetal/axpy_i32/main.c b/software/apps/baremetal/axpy_i32/main.c
index aa91733ea..c391ba040 100644
--- a/software/apps/baremetal/axpy_i32/main.c
+++ b/software/apps/baremetal/axpy_i32/main.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int main() {
   mempool_stop_benchmark();
 
   // Verify results
-  mempool_check_q32(l1_Y, l2_Z, array_N, 0, 0);
+  mempool_check_i32(l1_Y, l2_Z, array_N, 0, 0);
   mempool_barrier(num_cores);
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/software/apps/baremetal/cfft_radix2_q16/main.c b/software/apps/baremetal/cfft_radix2_q16/main.c
index 5a66c37d3..e23fb929e 100644
--- a/software/apps/baremetal/cfft_radix2_q16/main.c
+++ b/software/apps/baremetal/cfft_radix2_q16/main.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int main() {
   mempool_stop_benchmark();
 #endif
 
-  mempool_check_q16(l1_pSrc, l2_pRes, 2 * N_CSAMPLES, TOLERANCE, 0);
+  mempool_check_i16(l1_pSrc, l2_pRes, 2 * N_CSAMPLES, TOLERANCE, 0);
   mempool_barrier(num_cores);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/software/apps/baremetal/cfft_radix4_q16/main.c b/software/apps/baremetal/cfft_radix4_q16/main.c
index a4d9f887d..08ed80e9b 100644
--- a/software/apps/baremetal/cfft_radix4_q16/main.c
+++ b/software/apps/baremetal/cfft_radix4_q16/main.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int main() {
     printf("02: END COMPUTATION\n");
   }
 
-  mempool_check_q16(pRes, l2_pRes, 2 * N_CSAMPLES, TOLERANCE, 0);
+  mempool_check_i16(pRes, l2_pRes, 2 * N_CSAMPLES, TOLERANCE, 0);
   mempool_barrier(num_cores);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/software/apps/baremetal/chest_q16/main.c b/software/apps/baremetal/chest_q16/main.c
index eecac204a..498c60260 100644
--- a/software/apps/baremetal/chest_q16/main.c
+++ b/software/apps/baremetal/chest_q16/main.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int main() {
 #endif
 
   /* Check */
-  mempool_check_q16(l1_HEST, l2_HEST, 2 * N_TX * N_RX, 0, 0);
+  mempool_check_i16(l1_HEST, l2_HEST, 2 * N_TX * N_RX, 0, 0);
   mempool_barrier(num_cores);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i16/main.c b/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i16/main.c
index 894489ae1..a2b554dfa 100644
--- a/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i16/main.c
+++ b/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i16/main.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int main() {
   mempool_barrier(num_cores);
 
   // Verify results
-  mempool_check_q32(l1_C, l2_C, matrix_M * matrix_P, 0, 0);
+  mempool_check_i32(l1_C, l2_C, matrix_M * matrix_P, 0, 0);
   mempool_barrier(num_cores);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i32/main.c b/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i32/main.c
index 94b250306..3713dcabe 100644
--- a/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i32/main.c
+++ b/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i32/main.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int main() {
   mempool_barrier(num_cores);
 
   // Verify results
-  mempool_check_q32(l1_C, l2_C, matrix_M * matrix_P, 0, 0);
+  mempool_check_i32(l1_C, l2_C, matrix_M * matrix_P, 0, 0);
   mempool_barrier(num_cores);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i8/main.c b/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i8/main.c
index 63a24418e..3aa99a4e6 100644
--- a/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i8/main.c
+++ b/software/apps/baremetal/matmul_i8/main.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int main() {
   mempool_barrier(num_cores);
 
   // Verify results
-  mempool_check_q32(l1_C, l2_C, matrix_M * matrix_P, 0, 0);
+  mempool_check_i32(l1_C, l2_C, matrix_M * matrix_P, 0, 0);
   mempool_barrier(num_cores);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/software/kernels/baremetal/mempool_checks.h b/software/kernels/baremetal/mempool_checks.h
index d680764c1..110acec90 100644
--- a/software/kernels/baremetal/mempool_checks.h
+++ b/software/kernels/baremetal/mempool_checks.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   @param[in]     TOL  floating point tolerance
   @return        none
 */
-void mempool_check_q32(int32_t *__restrict__ pRes, int32_t *__restrict__ pExp,
+void mempool_check_i32(int32_t *__restrict__ pRes, int32_t *__restrict__ pExp,
                        uint32_t NEL, int32_t TOL, bool verbose) {
   uint32_t core_id = mempool_get_core_id();
   int32_t error;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void mempool_check_q32(int32_t *__restrict__ pRes, int32_t *__restrict__ pExp,
   @param[in]     TOL  floating point tolerance
   @return        none
 */
-void mempool_check_q16(int16_t *__restrict__ pRes, int16_t *__restrict__ pExp,
+void mempool_check_i16(int16_t *__restrict__ pRes, int16_t *__restrict__ pExp,
                        uint32_t NEL, int16_t TOL, bool verbose) {
   uint32_t core_id = mempool_get_core_id();
   int16_t error;
@@ -53,7 +53,36 @@ void mempool_check_q16(int16_t *__restrict__ pRes, int16_t *__restrict__ pExp,
       error = (int16_t)(exp - res);
       bool print = ((error > TOL) || (error < (-TOL))) | verbose;
       if (print) {
-        printf("CHECK(%d): EXP = %08X - RESP = %08X\n", i, exp, res);
+        printf("CHECK(%d): EXP = %04X - RESP = %04X\n", i, exp, res);
+        ERRORS++;
+      }
+    }
+    printf("%d ERRORS out of %d CHECKS\n", ERRORS, NEL);
+  }
+  return;
+}
+
+/**
+  @brief         Check for i8 kernels.
+  @param[in]     pRes points to the result
+  @param[in]     pExp points to the expected result
+  @param[in]     NEL  number of elements to check
+  @param[in]     TOL  floating point tolerance
+  @return        none
+*/
+void mempool_check_i8(int8_t *__restrict__ pRes, int8_t *__restrict__ pExp,
+                      uint32_t NEL, int16_t TOL, bool verbose) {
+  uint32_t core_id = mempool_get_core_id();
+  int16_t error;
+  if (core_id == 0) {
+    uint32_t ERRORS = 0;
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < NEL; i++) {
+      int16_t exp = (int8_t)pExp[i];
+      int16_t res = (int8_t)pRes[i];
+      error = (int8_t)(exp - res);
+      bool print = ((error > TOL) || (error < (-TOL))) | verbose;
+      if (print) {
+        printf("CHECK(%d): EXP = %02X - RESP = %02X\n", i, exp, res);
         ERRORS++;
       }
     }