diff --git a/Polygon_mesh_processing/test/Polygon_mesh_processing/test_repair_polygon_soup.cpp b/Polygon_mesh_processing/test/Polygon_mesh_processing/test_repair_polygon_soup.cpp
index 68ca3351965..4b9b0abbd3e 100644
--- a/Polygon_mesh_processing/test/Polygon_mesh_processing/test_repair_polygon_soup.cpp
+++ b/Polygon_mesh_processing/test/Polygon_mesh_processing/test_repair_polygon_soup.cpp
@@ -564,6 +564,21 @@ void test_slit_pinched_polygons(const bool /*verbose*/ = false)
 
 int main()
 {
+  // test compilation with different polygon soup types
+  std::vector<Point_3> vpoints;
+  std::vector<std::vector<std::size_t> > vpolygons;
+  PMP::repair_polygon_soup(vpoints, vpolygons);
+
+  std::vector<std::deque<std::size_t> > dpolygons;
+  PMP::repair_polygon_soup(vpoints, dpolygons);
+
+  std::deque<std::vector<std::size_t> > dvpolygons;
+  PMP::repair_polygon_soup(vpoints, dvpolygons);
+
+  std::deque<std::array<std::size_t, 3> > apolygons;
+  PMP::repair_polygon_soup(vpoints, apolygons);
+
+  // test functions
   test_polygon_canonicalization(true);
   test_merge_duplicate_points(false);
   test_merge_duplicate_polygons(false);