diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index 92cfdf8..4ba4e76 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 
 set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 
 add_subdirectory(simple)
 add_subdirectory(simplecpu)
diff --git a/example/simple/CMakeLists.txt b/example/simple/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cc74a2..ee7c3a1 100644
--- a/example/simple/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/simple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ include_directories ("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include")
 
 add_executable("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}" "${PROJECT_NAME}.cpp")
 add_executable("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}-noboost" "${PROJECT_NAME}.cpp")
+add_library("pmda_${PROJECT_NAME}" SHARED "${PROJECT_NAME}.cpp")
 
 find_package(Boost COMPONENTS program_options REQUIRED)
 
 target_link_libraries("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}" pcp pcp_pmda ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY})
 target_link_libraries("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}-noboost" pcp pcp_pmda)
+target_link_libraries("pmda_${PROJECT_NAME}" pcp pcp_pmda ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY})
 
 set_property(
    TARGET "pmda${PROJECT_NAME}-noboost"
diff --git a/example/simple/simple.cpp b/example/simple/simple.cpp
index b9287ce..1ab734d 100644
--- a/example/simple/simple.cpp
+++ b/example/simple/simple.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class simple : public pcp::pmda {
 };
 
 // DSO entry point.
-extern "C" void trivial_init(pmdaInterface *interface)
+extern "C" void simple_init(pmdaInterface *interface)
 {
     pcp::pmda::init_dso<simple>(interface);
 }
diff --git a/example/simplecpu/CMakeLists.txt b/example/simplecpu/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e80b6e..a5302e3 100644
--- a/example/simplecpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/simplecpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ include_directories ("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include")
 
 add_executable("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}" "${PROJECT_NAME}.cpp")
 add_executable("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}-noboost" "${PROJECT_NAME}.cpp")
+add_library("pmda_${PROJECT_NAME}" SHARED "${PROJECT_NAME}.cpp")
 
 find_package(Boost COMPONENTS program_options REQUIRED)
 
 target_link_libraries("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}" pcp pcp_pmda ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY})
 target_link_libraries("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}-noboost" pcp pcp_pmda)
+target_link_libraries("pmda_${PROJECT_NAME}" pcp pcp_pmda ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY})
 
 set_property(
    TARGET "pmda${PROJECT_NAME}-noboost"
diff --git a/example/trivial/CMakeLists.txt b/example/trivial/CMakeLists.txt
index 070f490..9e5068f 100644
--- a/example/trivial/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/trivial/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ include_directories ("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include")
 
 add_executable("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}" "${PROJECT_NAME}.cpp")
 add_executable("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}-noboost" "${PROJECT_NAME}.cpp")
+add_library("pmda_${PROJECT_NAME}" SHARED "${PROJECT_NAME}.cpp")
 
 find_package(Boost COMPONENTS program_options REQUIRED)
 
 target_link_libraries("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}" pcp pcp_pmda ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY})
 target_link_libraries("pmda${PROJECT_NAME}-noboost" pcp pcp_pmda)
+target_link_libraries("pmda_${PROJECT_NAME}" pcp pcp_pmda ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY})
 
 set_property(
    TARGET "pmda${PROJECT_NAME}-noboost"
diff --git a/include/pcp-cpp/pmda.hpp b/include/pcp-cpp/pmda.hpp
index 2735fb9..d310096 100644
--- a/include/pcp-cpp/pmda.hpp
+++ b/include/pcp-cpp/pmda.hpp
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ class pmda {
     static void init_dso(pmdaInterface * const interface)
     {
         try {
-            set_instance(new Agent);
-            get_instance()->initialize_pmda(*interface);
+            Agent * agent = new Agent;
+            set_instance(agent); //< @todo verify this returns NULL.
+            pmdaDSO(interface, PCP_CPP_PMDA_INTERFACE_VERSION,
+                    const_cast<char *>(agent->get_pmda_name().c_str()),
+                    const_cast<char *>(agent->get_help_text_pathname().c_str()));
+            agent->initialize_pmda(*interface);
         } catch (const std::exception &ex) {
             __pmNotifyErr(LOG_ERR, "%s", ex.what());
         }
diff --git a/test/functional/test.sh b/test/functional/test.sh
index 22a9bdd..3407064 100755
--- a/test/functional/test.sh
+++ b/test/functional/test.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ while IFS= read -d '' -r COMMAND; do
             echo "$DIFF_OUTPUT"
             exit $RC
         fi
+    else
+        echo -n '(no expectations) '
     fi
     echo "OK"
 done < <(find "$TEST_DIR" -name 'test_*.command' -type f -print0)
diff --git a/test/functional/test_simple_open_dso.command b/test/functional/test_simple_open_dso.command
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6376a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/test_simple_open_dso.command
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+TEMP_DIR=`mktemp -d -t test_simple_open_dso-XXXXXXXXXX`
+./pmdasimple --export-all "$TEMP_DIR"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit; fi
+dbpmda -e -n "$TEMP_DIR/root" <<EOF
+open dso libpmda_simple.so simple_init
+close
+EOF
+rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
diff --git a/test/functional/test_simple_open_dso.expected b/test/functional/test_simple_open_dso.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebf522e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/test_simple_open_dso.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+open dso libpmda_simple.so simple_init
+close
diff --git a/test/functional/test_simplecpu_open_dso.command b/test/functional/test_simplecpu_open_dso.command
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6e6d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/test_simplecpu_open_dso.command
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+TEMP_DIR=`mktemp -d -t test_simplecpu_open_dso-XXXXXXXXXX`
+./pmdasimplecpu --export-all "$TEMP_DIR"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit; fi
+dbpmda -e -n "$TEMP_DIR/root" <<EOF
+open dso libpmda_simplecpu.so simplecpu_init
+text simplecpu.ticks.total
+text simplecpu.ticks.cpu0
+close
+EOF
+rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
diff --git a/test/functional/test_simplecpu_open_dso.expected b/test/functional/test_simplecpu_open_dso.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34c70bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/test_simplecpu_open_dso.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+open dso libpmda_simplecpu.so simplecpu_init
+text simplecpu.ticks.total
+PMID: 129.0.0
+[The amount of time spent in various states]
+The amount of time spent in various states
+text simplecpu.ticks.cpu0
+PMID: 129.0.1
+[The amount of time spent in various states]
+The amount of time spent in various states
+close
diff --git a/test/functional/test_trivial_open_dso.command b/test/functional/test_trivial_open_dso.command
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b871da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/test_trivial_open_dso.command
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+TEMP_DIR=`mktemp -d -t test_trivial_open_dso-XXXXXXXXXX`
+./pmdatrivial --export-all "$TEMP_DIR"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit; fi
+dbpmda -e -n "$TEMP_DIR/root" <<EOF
+open dso libpmda_trivial.so trivial_init
+text trivial.time
+close
+EOF
+rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
diff --git a/test/functional/test_trivial_open_dso.expected b/test/functional/test_trivial_open_dso.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c4cb43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/test_trivial_open_dso.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+open dso libpmda_trivial.so trivial_init
+text trivial.time
+PMID: 250.0.0
+[The time in seconds since 1 Jan 1970]
+The time in seconds since the 1st of January, 1970.
+close