diff --git a/compiler/tests/python/test_round_trip.py b/compiler/tests/python/test_round_trip.py
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+++ b/compiler/tests/python/test_round_trip.py
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+import pytest
+from zamalang import compiler
+
+
+VALID_INPUTS = [
+    """
+    func @add_eint_int(%arg0: !HLFHE.eint<2>) -> !HLFHE.eint<2> {
+        %0 = constant 1 : i3
+        %1 = "HLFHE.add_eint_int"(%arg0, %0): (!HLFHE.eint<2>, i3) -> (!HLFHE.eint<2>)
+        return %1: !HLFHE.eint<2>
+    }
+    """,
+    """
+    func @apply_lookup_table(%arg0: !HLFHE.eint<2>, %arg1: memref<4xi2>) -> !HLFHE.eint<2> {
+        %1 = "HLFHE.apply_lookup_table"(%arg0, %arg1): (!HLFHE.eint<2>, memref<4xi2>) -> (!HLFHE.eint<2>)
+        return %1: !HLFHE.eint<2>
+    }
+    """,
+    """
+    func @dot_eint_int(%arg0: memref<2x!HLFHE.eint<2>>,
+        %arg1: memref<2xi3>,
+        %arg2: memref<!HLFHE.eint<2>>)
+    {
+        "HLFHE.dot_eint_int"(%arg0, %arg1, %arg2) :
+            (memref<2x!HLFHE.eint<2>>, memref<2xi3>, memref<!HLFHE.eint<2>>) -> ()
+        return
+    }
+
+    """,
+]
+
+INVALID_INPUTS = [
+    "nothing really mlir",
+    """
+    func @test(%arg0: !HLFHE.eint<0>) {
+        return
+    }
+    """,
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("mlir_input", VALID_INPUTS)
+def test_valid_mlir_inputs(mlir_input):
+    # no need to check that it's correctly parsed, as we already have test for this
+    # we just wanna make sure it doesn't raise an error for valid inputs
+    compiler.round_trip(mlir_input)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("mlir_input", INVALID_INPUTS)
+def test_invalid_mlir_inputs(mlir_input):
+    # We need to check that invalud inputs are raising an error
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match=r"mlir parsing failed"):
+        compiler.round_trip(mlir_input)