diff --git a/include/manif/impl/composite/Composite.h b/include/manif/impl/composite/Composite.h
index 47399e58..94c3cc86 100644
--- a/include/manif/impl/composite/Composite.h
+++ b/include/manif/impl/composite/Composite.h
@@ -173,6 +173,6 @@ Composite<_Scalar, _T...>::coeffs() const
   return data_;
 }
 
-} // namespace manif
+}  // namespace manif
 
-#endif // _MANIF_MANIF_COMPOSITE_H_
+#endif  // _MANIF_MANIF_COMPOSITE_H_
diff --git a/include/manif/impl/composite/Composite_properties.h b/include/manif/impl/composite/Composite_properties.h
index 49b89d1d..13e2c9da 100644
--- a/include/manif/impl/composite/Composite_properties.h
+++ b/include/manif/impl/composite/Composite_properties.h
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ struct intseq
 
 // join two intseqs
 template<typename _Seq1, typename _Seq2>
-struct intseq_join;
+struct intseq_join
+{
+  using type = std::false_type;
+};
 
 template<typename _Int, template<typename, _Int ...> class _IntSeq, _Int ... _I1, _Int ... _I2>
 struct intseq_join<_IntSeq<_Int, _I1...>, _IntSeq<_Int, _I2...>>
@@ -47,7 +50,11 @@ using intseq_join_t = typename intseq_join<_Seq1, _Seq2>::type;
 
 // create intseq of given length
 template<typename _Int, size_t _N>
-struct make_intseq;
+struct make_intseq
+{
+  using type =
+    typename intseq_join<typename make_intseq<_Int, _N - 1>::type, intseq<_Int, _N - 1>>::type;
+};
 
 template<typename _Int>
 struct make_intseq<_Int, 0>
@@ -55,20 +62,16 @@ struct make_intseq<_Int, 0>
   using type = intseq<_Int>;
 };
 
-template<typename _Int, size_t _N>
-struct make_intseq
-{
-  using type =
-    typename intseq_join<typename make_intseq<_Int, _N - 1>::type, intseq<_Int, _N - 1>>::type;
-};
-
 template<typename _Int, size_t _N>
 using make_intseq_t = typename make_intseq<_Int, _N>::type;
 
 
 // extract element from integer sequence
 template<size_t _Idx, typename _Seq>
-struct intseq_element;
+struct intseq_element
+{
+  static constexpr typename _Seq::value_type value = 0;
+};
 
 template<typename _Int, template<typename, _Int ...> class _IntSeq, _Int _I, _Int ... _Is>
 struct intseq_element<0, _IntSeq<_Int, _I, _Is...>>
@@ -79,9 +82,7 @@ struct intseq_element<0, _IntSeq<_Int, _I, _Is...>>
 template<
   typename _Int,
   template<typename, _Int ...> class _IntSeq,
-  _Int _I,
-  _Int ... _Is,
-  size_t _Idx>
+  _Int _I, _Int ... _Is, size_t _Idx>
 struct intseq_element<_Idx, _IntSeq<_Int, _I, _Is...>>
 {
   static constexpr _Int value = intseq_element<_Idx - 1, _IntSeq<_Int, _Is...>>::value;
@@ -94,7 +95,10 @@ struct intseq_element<_Idx, _IntSeq<_Int, _I, _Is...>>
 
 // sum an integer sequence
 template<typename _Seq>
-struct intseq_sum;
+struct intseq_sum
+{
+  static constexpr typename _Seq::value_type value = 0;
+};
 
 template<typename _Int, template<typename, _Int ...> class _IntSeq>
 struct intseq_sum<_IntSeq<_Int>>
@@ -115,7 +119,10 @@ struct intseq_sum<_IntSeq<_Int, I, Is...>>
 
 // prefix-sum an integer sequence
 template<typename _Int, typename _Collected, typename _Remaining, _Int Sum>
-struct intseq_psum_impl;
+struct intseq_psum_impl
+{
+  using type = std::false_type;
+};
 
 template<
   typename _Int,
@@ -134,7 +141,10 @@ struct intseq_psum_impl<_Int, _IntSeq<_Int, _Cur...>, _IntSeq<_Int, _First, _Rem
 {};
 
 template<class _Seq>
-struct intseq_psum;
+struct intseq_psum
+{
+  using type = std::false_type;
+};
 
 template<typename _Int, template<typename, _Int ...> class _IntSeq, _Int ... _I>
 struct intseq_psum<_IntSeq<_Int, _I...>>
diff --git a/test/ceres/CMakeLists.txt b/test/ceres/CMakeLists.txt
index a1b6bb89..85b8bb8a 100644
--- a/test/ceres/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/ceres/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ manif_add_gtest(gtest_so3_ceres gtest_so3_ceres.cpp)
 
 manif_add_gtest(gtest_se3_ceres gtest_se3_ceres.cpp)
 
+manif_add_gtest(gtest_composite_ceres gtest_composite_ceres.cpp)
+
 set(CXX_11_TEST_TARGETS_CERES
   # SO2
   gtest_so2_ceres
@@ -22,6 +24,9 @@ set(CXX_11_TEST_TARGETS_CERES
 
   # SE3
   gtest_se3_ceres
+
+  # Composite
+  gtest_composite_ceres
 )
 
 foreach(target ${CXX_11_TEST_TARGETS_CERES})
diff --git a/test/ceres/gtest_composite_ceres.cpp b/test/ceres/gtest_composite_ceres.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09930c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ceres/gtest_composite_ceres.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "manif/Composite.h"
+#include "manif/Rn.h"
+#include "manif/SO2.h"
+#include "manif/SO3.h"
+
+#include "ceres_test_utils.h"
+
+#include <ceres/ceres.h>
+
+using namespace manif;
+
+using Group = Composite<double, SO3, R3, SO2, R2>;
+
+MANIF_TEST_JACOBIANS_CERES(Group);
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+}