diff --git a/fpga/lib/card.c b/fpga/lib/card.c
index 87d327466..f7606d0a0 100644
--- a/fpga/lib/card.c
+++ b/fpga/lib/card.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int fpga_card_start(struct fpga_card *c)
 
 	struct pci_device *pdev;
 
-	assert(c->state == STATE_CHECKED);
+	assert(c->state == STATE_INITIALIZED);
 
 	/* Search for FPGA card */
 	pdev = pci_lookup_device(c->pci, &c->filter);
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ void fpga_card_dump(struct fpga_card *c)
 
 int fpga_card_check(struct fpga_card *c)
 {
+	assert(c->state == STATE_PARSED);
+
 	/* Check FPGA configuration */
 	c->reset = fpga_vlnv_lookup(&c->ips, &(struct fpga_vlnv) { "xilinx.com", "ip", "axi_gpio", NULL });
 	if (!c->reset)
diff --git a/fpga/tests/main.c b/fpga/tests/main.c
index 5c9a62d9e..41549943f 100644
--- a/fpga/tests/main.c
+++ b/fpga/tests/main.c
@@ -76,9 +76,15 @@ static void init()
 	ret = fpga_card_init(card, &pci, &vc);
 	cr_assert_eq(ret, 0, "FPGA card initialization failed");
 
+	ret = fpga_card_start(card);
+	cr_assert_eq(ret, 0, "FPGA card cannot be started");
+
 	ret = fpga_card_parse(card, json_card, FPGA_CARD);
 	cr_assert_eq(ret, 0, "Failed to parse FPGA config");
 
+	ret = fpga_card_check(card);
+	cr_assert_eq(ret, 0, "FPGA card check failed");
+
 	json_decref(json);
 
 	if (criterion_options.logging_threshold < CRITERION_IMPORTANT)