diff --git a/src/testing_utils/testing_utils.mojo b/src/testing_utils/testing_utils.mojo
index 5b97dea..44ea985 100644
--- a/src/testing_utils/testing_utils.mojo
+++ b/src/testing_utils/testing_utils.mojo
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from random import rand, seed
 from math import sqrt
 
-comptime tol32: Float32 = 1e-8
-comptime tol64: Float64 = 1e-16
+from python import Python
 
 def generate_random_arr[
     dtype: DType,
@@ -47,7 +46,11 @@ fn check_gemm_error[dtype: DType](
     B_norm: Scalar[dtype],
     C_ini_norm: Scalar[dtype],
     error_norm: Scalar[dtype]
-) -> Bool:
+) raises -> Bool:
+    np = Python.import_module("numpy")
+    tol32 = Scalar[DType.float32](py=np.finfo(np.float32).eps)
+    tol64 = Scalar[DType.float64](py=np.finfo(np.float64).eps)
+
     var alpha_ = max(abs(alpha), Scalar[dtype](1))
     var beta_  = max(abs(beta),  Scalar[dtype](1))
     var denom  = sqrt(Scalar[dtype](k) + Scalar[dtype](2)) * alpha_ * A_norm * B_norm
@@ -73,3 +76,61 @@ fn frobenius_norm[dtype: DType](
     for i in range(n):
         sum += a[i] * a[i]
     return sqrt(sum)
+
+fn check_syr_error[dtype: DType](
+    n: Int,
+    alpha: Scalar[dtype],
+    x_norm: Scalar[dtype],
+    y_norm: Scalar[dtype],
+    A_ini_norm: Scalar[dtype],
+    error_norm: Scalar[dtype]
+) raises -> Bool:
+    np = Python.import_module("numpy")
+    tol32 = Scalar[DType.float32](py=np.finfo(np.float32).eps)
+    tol64 = Scalar[DType.float64](py=np.finfo(np.float64).eps)
+
+    var alpha_ = max(abs(alpha), Scalar[dtype](1))
+
+    var denom =
+        Scalar[dtype](2) * alpha_ * x_norm * y_norm +
+        Scalar[dtype](2) * A_ini_norm
+
+    if denom == Scalar[dtype](0):
+        return error_norm == Scalar[dtype](0)
+
+    var err = error_norm / denom
+
+    @parameter
+    if dtype == DType.float32:
+        return err < Scalar[dtype](tol32)
+    else:
+        return err < Scalar[dtype](tol64)
+
+fn frobenius_norm_symmetric[dtype: DType](
+    C: UnsafePointer[Scalar[dtype], MutAnyOrigin],
+    n: Int,
+    ldc: Int,
+    lower: Int # 0 = upper triangle, 1 = lower triangle
+) -> Scalar[dtype]:
+
+    var sum = Scalar[dtype](0)
+
+    if lower == 1:
+        for j in range(n):
+            for i in range(j, n):
+                var val = C[i + j*ldc]
+                if i == j:
+                    sum += val * val
+                else:
+                    sum += Scalar[dtype](2) * val * val
+    else:
+        for j in range(n):
+            for i in range(j+1):
+                var val = C[i + j*ldc]
+                if i == j:
+                    sum += val * val
+                else:
+                    sum += Scalar[dtype](2) * val * val
+
+
+    return sqrt(sum)
diff --git a/test-level2.mojo b/test-level2.mojo
index 4120f62..88ba02f 100644
--- a/test-level2.mojo
+++ b/test-level2.mojo
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ def syr2_test[
 
         var alpha = generate_random_scalar[dtype](-100, 100)
 
+        var norm_A = frobenius_norm_symmetric[dtype](A.unsafe_ptr(), n, n, uplo)
+        var norm_x = frobenius_norm[dtype](x.unsafe_ptr(), n)
+        var norm_y = frobenius_norm[dtype](y.unsafe_ptr(), n)
+
         blas_syr2[dtype](
             uplo,
             n,
@@ -294,8 +298,27 @@ def syr2_test[
         sp_flat = sp_res.flatten()
 
         with A_d.map_to_host() as res_mojo:
+            var error = InlineArray[Scalar[dtype], n*n](fill=Scalar[dtype](0))
             for i in range(n * n):
-                assert_almost_equal(res_mojo[i], Scalar[dtype](py=sp_flat[i]), atol=atol)
+                error[i] = res_mojo[i] - Scalar[dtype](py=sp_flat[i])
+
+            var error_norm = frobenius_norm_symmetric[dtype](
+                error.unsafe_ptr(),
+                n,
+                n,
+                uplo
+            )
+
+            var passed = check_syr_error[dtype](
+                n,
+                alpha,
+                norm_x,
+                norm_y,
+                norm_A,
+                error_norm
+            )
+
+            assert_true(passed)
 
 
 def test_gemv():
@@ -321,10 +344,10 @@ def test_syr():
     syr_test[DType.float64, 1024, 1]()
 
 def test_syr2():
-    syr_test[DType.float32,  256, 1]()
-    syr_test[DType.float32, 1024, 0]()
-    syr_test[DType.float64,  256, 0]()
-    syr_test[DType.float64, 1024, 1]()
+    syr2_test[DType.float32,  512, 1]()
+    syr2_test[DType.float32, 512, 0]()
+    syr2_test[DType.float64,  512, 0]()
+    syr2_test[DType.float64, 512, 1]()
 
 def main():
     print("--- MojoBLAS Level 2 routines testing ---")