diff --git a/include/alp/reference/matrix.hpp b/include/alp/reference/matrix.hpp
index 8b946ed56..bbc140a8a 100644
--- a/include/alp/reference/matrix.hpp
+++ b/include/alp/reference/matrix.hpp
@@ -881,6 +881,20 @@ namespace alp {
 			>::amf_type type;
 		};
 
+		/** Specialization for containers that allocate storage */
+		template< typename Structure, typename ImfC, enum Backend backend, typename Lambda >
+		struct determine_amf_type< Structure, view::Functor< Lambda >, imf::Id, ImfC, backend > {
+
+			static_assert(
+				std::is_same< ImfC, imf::Id >::value || std::is_same< ImfC, imf::Zero >::value,
+				"Incompatible combination of parameters provided to determine_amf_type."
+			);
+
+			typedef typename storage::AMFFactory::FromPolynomial<
+				storage::polynomials::None_type
+			>::amf_type type;
+		};
+
 	} // namespace internal
 
 	/**
@@ -1117,7 +1131,7 @@ namespace alp {
 				> * = nullptr
 			>
 			Matrix( std::function< bool() > initialized, const size_t rows, const size_t cols, typename ViewType::applied_to lambda ) :
-				internal::FunctorBasedMatrix< T, ImfR, ImfC, typename View::applied_to >( initialized, rows, cols, lambda ) {}
+				internal::FunctorBasedMatrix< T, ImfR, ImfC, typename View::applied_to >( initialized, imf::Id( rows ), imf::Id( cols ), lambda ) {}
 
 			/**
 			 * Constructor for a view over another functor-based matrix.
@@ -1321,8 +1335,8 @@ namespace alp {
 					internal::requires_allocation< ViewType >::value
 				> * = nullptr
 			>
-			Matrix( bool initialized, const size_t dim, typename ViewType::applied_to lambda ) :
-				internal::FunctorBasedMatrix< T, ImfR, ImfC, typename View::applied_to >( initialized, dim, dim, lambda ) {}
+			Matrix( std::function< bool() > initialized, const size_t dim, typename ViewType::applied_to lambda ) :
+				internal::FunctorBasedMatrix< T, ImfR, ImfC, typename View::applied_to >( initialized, imf::Id( dim ), imf::Id( dim ), lambda ) {}
 
 			/**
 			 * Constructor for a view over another functor-based matrix.
@@ -1499,7 +1513,7 @@ namespace alp {
 				> * = nullptr
 			>
 			Matrix( std::function< bool() > initialized, const size_t dim, typename ViewType::applied_to lambda ) :
-				internal::FunctorBasedMatrix< T, ImfR, ImfC, typename View::applied_to >( initialized, dim, dim, lambda ) {}
+				internal::FunctorBasedMatrix< T, ImfR, ImfC, typename View::applied_to >( initialized, imf::Id( dim ), imf::Id( dim ), lambda ) {}
 
 			/**
 			 * Constructor for a view over another functor-based matrix.
@@ -1691,8 +1705,8 @@ namespace alp {
 					internal::requires_allocation< ViewType >::value
 				> * = nullptr
 			>
-			Matrix( bool initialized, const size_t dim, typename ViewType::applied_to lambda ) :
-				internal::FunctorBasedMatrix< T, ImfR, ImfC, typename View::applied_to >( initialized, dim, lambda ) {}
+			Matrix( std::function< bool() > initialized, const size_t dim, typename ViewType::applied_to lambda ) :
+				internal::FunctorBasedMatrix< T, ImfR, ImfC, typename View::applied_to >( initialized, imf::Id( dim ), imf::Id( dim ), lambda ) {}
 
 			/**
 			 * Constructor for a view over another functor-based matrix.
diff --git a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index 70eeb1121..eceae4497 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -233,10 +233,9 @@ add_grb_executables( dense_mxm dense_mxm.cpp
 	BACKENDS alp_reference
 )
 
-# Temporarily disable until views on functor-based containers are fully functional
-#add_grb_executables( dense_outer dense_outer.cpp
-#	BACKENDS alp_reference
-#)
+add_grb_executables( dense_outer dense_outer.cpp
+	BACKENDS alp_reference
+)
 
 add_grb_executables( dense_structured_matrix dense_structured_matrix.cpp
 	BACKENDS alp_reference
diff --git a/tests/unit/dense_outer.cpp b/tests/unit/dense_outer.cpp
index 2280ecac0..6640e26e4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/dense_outer.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/dense_outer.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void outer_stdvec_as_matrix(
 	const Operator oper
 ) {
 
-	print_stdvec_as_matrix("vA", vA, n, 1, 1);
+	print_stdvec_as_matrix("vA", vA, m, 1, 1);
 	print_stdvec_as_matrix("vB", vB, 1, n, n);
 	print_stdvec_as_matrix("vC - PRE", vC, m, n, n);
 
@@ -129,13 +129,18 @@ void alpProgram( const size_t &n, alp::RC &rc ) {
 
 	alp::Semiring< alp::operators::add< T >, alp::operators::mul< T >, alp::identities::zero, alp::identities::one > ring;
 
-	T one  = ring.getOne< T >();
 	T zero = ring.getZero< T >();
 
 	// allocate
 	const size_t m = 2 * n;
-	std::vector< T > u_data( m, one );
-	std::vector< T > v_data( n, one );
+	std::vector< T > u_data( m );
+	for( size_t i = 0; i < u_data.size(); ++i ) {
+		u_data[ i ] = i + 1;
+	}
+	std::vector< T > v_data( n );
+	for( size_t i = 0; i < v_data.size(); ++i ) {
+		v_data[ i ] = i + 1;
+	}
 	std::vector< T > M_data( n, zero );
 
 	alp::Vector< T > u( m );
@@ -153,6 +158,8 @@ void alpProgram( const size_t &n, alp::RC &rc ) {
 
 	std::cout << "Is uvT initialized after initializing source containers? " << alp::internal::getInitialized( uvT ) << "\n";
 
+	print_matrix( "uvT", uvT );
+
 	std::vector< T > uvT_test( m * n, zero );
 	outer_stdvec_as_matrix( uvT_test, n, u_data, v_data, m, n, ring.getMultiplicativeOperator() );
 	diff_stdvec_matrix( uvT_test, m, n, n, uvT );
@@ -160,7 +167,7 @@ void alpProgram( const size_t &n, alp::RC &rc ) {
 	// Example when outer product takes the same vector as both inputs.
 	// This operation results in a symmetric positive definite matrix.
 	auto vvT = alp::outer( v, ring.getMultiplicativeOperator() );
-	print_matrix( "vvT", uvT );
+	print_matrix( "vvT", vvT );
 
 	std::vector< T > vvT_test( n * n, zero );
 	outer_stdvec_as_matrix( vvT_test, n, v_data, v_data, n, n, ring.getMultiplicativeOperator() );