diff --git a/src/Ansatz.jl b/src/Ansatz.jl
index b496b111..5a6bc728 100644
--- a/src/Ansatz.jl
+++ b/src/Ansatz.jl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct NonCanonical <: Form end
     left of the orthogonality center are left-canonical and the tensors to the right are right-canonical.
 """
 struct MixedCanonical <: Form
-    orthog_center::Union{Site,Vector{Site}}
+    orthog_center::Union{Site,Vector{<:Site}}
 end
 
 """
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ Truncate the dimension of the virtual `bond`` of an [`Ansatz`](@ref) Tensor Netw
 
   - Either `threshold` or `maxdim` must be provided. If both are provided, `maxdim` is used.
 """
-function truncate!(tn::AbstractAnsatz, bond; threshold=nothing, maxdim=nothing)
-    return truncate!(form(tn), tn, bond; threshold, maxdim)
+function truncate!(tn::AbstractAnsatz, bond; threshold=nothing, maxdim=nothing, kwargs...)
+    return truncate!(form(tn), tn, bond; threshold, maxdim, kwargs...)
 end
 
 """
@@ -312,11 +312,21 @@ end
 function truncate!(::MixedCanonical, tn::AbstractAnsatz, bond; threshold, maxdim)
     # move orthogonality center to bond
     mixed_canonize!(tn, bond)
-    return truncate!(NonCanonical(), tn, bond; threshold, maxdim, compute_local_svd=false)
+    return truncate!(NonCanonical(), tn, bond; threshold, maxdim, compute_local_svd=true)
 end
 
-function truncate!(::Canonical, tn::AbstractAnsatz, bond; threshold, maxdim)
-    return truncate!(NonCanonical(), tn, bond; threshold, maxdim, compute_local_svd=false)
+"""
+    truncate!(::Canonical, tn::AbstractAnsatz, bond; threshold, maxdim, recanonize=true)
+
+Truncate the dimension of the virtual `bond` of a [`Canonical`](@ref) Tensor Network by keeping the `maxdim` largest
+**Schmidt coefficients** or those larger than `threshold`, and then recanonizes the Tensor Network if `recanonize` is `true`.
+"""
+function truncate!(::Canonical, tn::AbstractAnsatz, bond; threshold, maxdim, recanonize=true)
+    truncate!(NonCanonical(), tn, bond; threshold, maxdim, compute_local_svd=false)
+
+    recanonize && canonize!(tn)
+
+    return tn
 end
 
 overlap(a::AbstractAnsatz, b::AbstractAnsatz) = contract(merge(a, copy(b)'))
diff --git a/src/MPS.jl b/src/MPS.jl
index 0a6e69c3..7efef4a4 100644
--- a/src/MPS.jl
+++ b/src/MPS.jl
@@ -126,14 +126,26 @@ function MPS(::Canonical, arrays, λ; order=defaultorder(MPS), check=true)
     return mps
 end
 
+"""
+    check_form(mps::AbstractMPO)
+
+Check if the tensors in the mps are in the proper [`Form`](@ref).
+"""
 check_form(mps::AbstractMPO) = check_form(form(mps), mps)
 
 function check_form(config::MixedCanonical, mps::AbstractMPO)
     orthog_center = config.orthog_center
+
+    left, right = if orthog_center isa Site
+        id(orthog_center) .+ (0, 0) # So left and right get the same value
+    elseif orthog_center isa Vector{<:Site}
+        extrema(id.(orthog_center))
+    end
+
     for i in 1:nsites(mps)
-        if i < id(orthog_center) # Check left-canonical tensors
+        if i < left # Check left-canonical tensors
             isisometry(mps, Site(i); dir=:right) || throw(ArgumentError("Tensors are not left-canonical"))
-        elseif i > id(orthog_center) # Check right-canonical tensors
+        elseif i > right # Check right-canonical tensors
             isisometry(mps, Site(i); dir=:left) || throw(ArgumentError("Tensors are not right-canonical"))
         end
     end
@@ -156,6 +168,8 @@ function check_form(::Canonical, mps::AbstractMPO)
     return true
 end
 
+check_form(::NonCanonical, mps::AbstractMPO) = true
+
 """
     MPO(arrays::Vector{<:AbstractArray}; order=defaultorder(MPO))
 
@@ -504,19 +518,24 @@ end
 # TODO dispatch on form
 # TODO generalize to AbstractAnsatz
 function mixed_canonize!(tn::AbstractMPO, orthog_center)
+    left, right = if orthog_center isa Site
+        id(orthog_center) .+ (-1, 1)
+    elseif orthog_center isa Vector{<:Site}
+        extrema(id.(orthog_center)) .+ (-1, 1)
+    else
+        throw(ArgumentError("`orthog_center` must be a `Site` or a `Vector{Site}`"))
+    end
+
     # left-to-right QR sweep (left-canonical tensors)
-    for i in 1:(id(orthog_center) - 1)
+    for i in 1:left
         canonize_site!(tn, Site(i); direction=:right, method=:qr)
     end
 
     # right-to-left QR sweep (right-canonical tensors)
-    for i in nsites(tn):-1:(id(orthog_center) + 1)
+    for i in nsites(tn):-1:right
         canonize_site!(tn, Site(i); direction=:left, method=:qr)
     end
 
-    # center SVD sweep to get singular values
-    # canonize_site!(tn, orthog_center; direction=:left, method=:svd)
-
     tn.form = MixedCanonical(orthog_center)
 
     return tn
diff --git a/test/MPS_test.jl b/test/MPS_test.jl
index 18027ac8..1dd48015 100644
--- a/test/MPS_test.jl
+++ b/test/MPS_test.jl
@@ -95,19 +95,36 @@ using LinearAlgebra
     end
 
     @testset "truncate!" begin
-        ψ = MPS([rand(2, 2), rand(2, 2, 2), rand(2, 2)])
-        canonize_site!(ψ, Site(2); direction=:right, method=:svd)
+        @testset "NonCanonical" begin
+            ψ = MPS([rand(2, 2), rand(2, 2, 2), rand(2, 2)])
+            canonize_site!(ψ, Site(2); direction=:right, method=:svd)
+
+            truncated = truncate(ψ, [site"2", site"3"]; maxdim=1)
+            @test size(truncated, inds(truncated; bond=[site"2", site"3"])) == 1
+
+            singular_values = tensors(ψ; between=(site"2", site"3"))
+            truncated = truncate(ψ, [site"2", site"3"]; threshold=singular_values[2] + 0.1)
+            @test size(truncated, inds(truncated; bond=[site"2", site"3"])) == 1
+
+            # If maxdim > size(spectrum), the bond dimension is not truncated
+            truncated = truncate(ψ, [site"2", site"3"]; maxdim=4)
+            @test size(truncated, inds(truncated; bond=[site"2", site"3"])) == 2
+        end
+
+        @testset "Canonical" begin
+            ψ = rand(MPS; n=5, maxdim=16)
+            canonize!(ψ)
 
-        truncated = truncate(ψ, [site"2", site"3"]; maxdim=1)
-        @test size(truncated, inds(truncated; bond=[site"2", site"3"])) == 1
+            truncated = truncate(ψ, [site"2", site"3"]; maxdim=2)
+            @test size(truncated, inds(truncated; bond=[site"2", site"3"])) == 2
+        end
 
-        singular_values = tensors(ψ; between=(site"2", site"3"))
-        truncated = truncate(ψ, [site"2", site"3"]; threshold=singular_values[2] + 0.1)
-        @test size(truncated, inds(truncated; bond=[site"2", site"3"])) == 1
+        @testset "MixedCanonical" begin
+            ψ = rand(MPS; n=5, maxdim=16)
 
-        # If maxdim > size(spectrum), the bond dimension is not truncated
-        truncated = truncate(ψ, [site"2", site"3"]; maxdim=4)
-        @test size(truncated, inds(truncated; bond=[site"2", site"3"])) == 2
+            truncated = truncate(ψ, [site"2", site"3"]; maxdim=3)
+            @test size(truncated, inds(truncated; bond=[site"2", site"3"])) == 3
+        end
     end
 
     @testset "norm" begin
@@ -210,18 +227,36 @@ using LinearAlgebra
     end
 
     @testset "mixed_canonize!" begin
-        ψ = MPS([rand(4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4)])
-        canonized = mixed_canonize(ψ, site"3")
+        @testset "single Site" begin
+            ψ = MPS([rand(4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4)])
+            canonized = mixed_canonize(ψ, site"3")
+            @test Tenet.check_form(canonized)
+
+            @test form(canonized) isa MixedCanonical
+            @test form(canonized).orthog_center == site"3"
 
-        @test form(canonized) isa MixedCanonical
-        @test form(canonized).orthog_center == site"3"
+            @test isisometry(canonized, site"1"; dir=:right)
+            @test isisometry(canonized, site"2"; dir=:right)
+            @test isisometry(canonized, site"4"; dir=:left)
+            @test isisometry(canonized, site"5"; dir=:left)
+
+            @test contract(canonized) ≈ contract(ψ)
+        end
 
-        @test isisometry(canonized, site"1"; dir=:right)
-        @test isisometry(canonized, site"2"; dir=:right)
-        @test isisometry(canonized, site"4"; dir=:left)
-        @test isisometry(canonized, site"5"; dir=:left)
+        @testset "multiple Sites" begin
+            ψ = MPS([rand(4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4)])
+            canonized = mixed_canonize(ψ, [site"2", site"3"])
 
-        @test contract(canonized) ≈ contract(ψ)
+            @test Tenet.check_form(canonized)
+            @test form(canonized) isa MixedCanonical
+            @test form(canonized).orthog_center == [site"2", site"3"]
+
+            @test isisometry(canonized, site"1"; dir=:right)
+            @test isisometry(canonized, site"4"; dir=:left)
+            @test isisometry(canonized, site"5"; dir=:left)
+
+            @test contract(canonized) ≈ contract(ψ)
+        end
     end
 
     @testset "expect" begin