diff --git a/src/Managed.UnitTests/InterpolationTests/InterpolationContract.cs b/src/Managed.UnitTests/InterpolationTests/InterpolationContract.cs
index 43a283be..ae63a0d9 100644
--- a/src/Managed.UnitTests/InterpolationTests/InterpolationContract.cs
+++ b/src/Managed.UnitTests/InterpolationTests/InterpolationContract.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.UnitTests.InterpolationTests
         protected override IEnumerable<Test> GetContractVerificationTests()
         {
             yield return CreateFactoryReturnsCorrectTypeTest("FactoryReturnsCorrectType");
+            yield return CreateInitChecksForNullTest("InitChecksForNull");
+            yield return CreateInitChecksForMatchingCountTest("InitChecksForMatchingCount");
+            yield return CreateConstructorInitShortcutTest("ConstructorInitShortcut");
             yield return CreateConsistentCapabilityBehaviorTest("ConsistentCapabilityBehavior");
             yield return CreateInterpolationMatchesNodePointsTest("InterpolationMatchesNodePoints");
             yield return CreateLinearBehaviorTest("LinearBehavior");
@@ -89,6 +92,56 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.UnitTests.InterpolationTests
             });
         }
 
+        private Test CreateInitChecksForNullTest(string name)
+        {
+            return new TestCase(name, () =>
+            {
+                var points = new List<double> { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+                var values = new List<double> { 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 };
+
+                Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => Factory(points, values));
+
+                Assert.Throws(typeof(ArgumentNullException), () => Factory(points, null));
+                Assert.Throws(typeof(ArgumentNullException), () => Factory(null, values));
+                Assert.Throws(typeof(ArgumentNullException), () => Factory(null, null));
+            });
+        }
+
+        private Test CreateInitChecksForMatchingCountTest(string name)
+        {
+            return new TestCase(name, () =>
+            {
+                var points = new List<double> { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+                var valuesOk = new List<double> { 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 };
+                var valuesFail1 = new List<double> { 10, 20, 30, 40 };
+                var valuesFail2 = new List<double> { 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 };
+
+                Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => Factory(points, valuesOk));
+
+                Assert.Throws(typeof(ArgumentException), () => Factory(points, valuesFail1));
+                Assert.Throws(typeof(ArgumentException), () => Factory(points, valuesFail2));
+            });
+        }
+
+        private Test CreateConstructorInitShortcutTest(string name)
+        {
+            return new TestCase(name, () =>
+            {
+                var points = new List<double> { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+                var values = new List<double> { 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 };
+
+                var ctor = typeof(TInterpolation).GetConstructor(
+                    new[] { typeof (IList<double>), typeof (IList<double>) }
+                    );
+
+                var interpolation = (IInterpolation)ctor.Invoke(
+                    new[] { points, values }
+                    );
+
+                Assert.AreApproximatelyEqual(20, interpolation.Interpolate(2), 1e-12);
+            });
+        }
+
         private Test CreateConsistentCapabilityBehaviorTest(string name)
         {
             return new TestCase(name, () =>
diff --git a/src/Managed/Interpolation/Algorithms/FloaterHormannRationalInterpolation.cs b/src/Managed/Interpolation/Algorithms/FloaterHormannRationalInterpolation.cs
index 84aa973b..777ad64b 100644
--- a/src/Managed/Interpolation/Algorithms/FloaterHormannRationalInterpolation.cs
+++ b/src/Managed/Interpolation/Algorithms/FloaterHormannRationalInterpolation.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Interpolation.Algorithms
             IList<double> samplePoints,
             IList<double> sampleValues)
         {
+            if (null == samplePoints)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("samplePoints");
+            }
+
             Initialize(samplePoints, sampleValues, Math.Min(3, samplePoints.Count - 1));
         }