diff --git a/devito/ir/iet/nodes.py b/devito/ir/iet/nodes.py
index 56d6e124754..bd7a8b67ea5 100644
--- a/devito/ir/iet/nodes.py
+++ b/devito/ir/iet/nodes.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 __all__ = ['Node', 'MultiTraversable', 'Block', 'Expression', 'Callable',
            'Call', 'ExprStmt', 'Conditional', 'Iteration', 'List', 'Section',
            'TimedList', 'Prodder', 'MetaCall', 'PointerCast', 'HaloSpot',
-           'Definition', 'ExpressionBundle', 'AugmentedExpression',
+           'Definition', 'ExpressionBundle', 'AugmentedExpression', 'Break',
            'Increment', 'Return', 'While', 'ListMajor', 'ParallelIteration',
            'ParallelBlock', 'Dereference', 'Lambda', 'SyncSpot', 'Pragma',
            'DummyExpr', 'BlankLine', 'ParallelTree', 'BusyWait', 'UsingNamespace',
@@ -432,8 +432,10 @@ def is_initializable(self):
         """
         True if it can be an initializing assignment, False otherwise.
         """
-        return ((self.is_scalar and not self.is_reduction) or
-                (self.is_tensor and isinstance(self.expr.rhs, ListInitializer)))
+        if self.write.is_LocalObject and self.write._mem_internal_lazy:
+            return False
+        return (((self.is_scalar and not self.is_reduction) or
+                 (self.is_tensor and isinstance(self.expr.rhs, ListInitializer))))
 
     @property
     def defines(self):
@@ -796,17 +798,19 @@ class CallableBody(MultiTraversable):
         Data deallocations for `body`.
     errors : list of Nodes, optional
         Error handling for `body`.
+    retstmt : Node, optional
+        The return statement for `body`.
     """
 
     is_CallableBody = True
 
     _traversable = ['unpacks', 'init', 'standalones', 'allocs', 'stacks',
                     'casts', 'bundles', 'maps', 'strides', 'objs', 'body',
-                    'unmaps', 'unbundles', 'frees', 'errors']
+                    'unmaps', 'unbundles', 'frees', 'errors', 'retstmt']
 
     def __init__(self, body, init=(), standalones=(), unpacks=(), strides=(),
                  allocs=(), stacks=(), casts=(), bundles=(), objs=(), maps=(),
-                 unmaps=(), unbundles=(), frees=(), errors=()):
+                 unmaps=(), unbundles=(), frees=(), errors=(), retstmt=()):
         # Sanity check
         assert not isinstance(body, CallableBody), "CallableBody's cannot be nested"
 
@@ -826,6 +830,7 @@ def __init__(self, body, init=(), standalones=(), unpacks=(), strides=(),
         self.unbundles = as_tuple(unbundles)
         self.frees = as_tuple(frees)
         self.errors = as_tuple(errors)
+        self.retstmt = as_tuple(retstmt)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return ("<CallableBody <unpacks=%d, allocs=%d, casts=%d, maps=%d, "
@@ -1385,6 +1390,10 @@ def __repr__(self):
         return ""
 
 
+class Break(Node):
+    pass
+
+
 class Return(Node):
 
     def __init__(self, value=None):
diff --git a/devito/ir/iet/visitors.py b/devito/ir/iet/visitors.py
index c043d08cdb8..f7335d7cd9f 100644
--- a/devito/ir/iet/visitors.py
+++ b/devito/ir/iet/visitors.py
@@ -458,6 +458,9 @@ def visit_Section(self, o):
         body = flatten(self._visit(i) for i in o.children)
         return c.Module(body)
 
+    def visit_Break(self, o):
+        return c.Statement('break')
+
     def visit_Return(self, o):
         v = 'return'
         if o.value is not None:
@@ -679,7 +682,13 @@ def visit_Operator(self, o, mode='all'):
         # Kernel signature and body
         body = flatten(self._visit(i) for i in o.children)
         signature = self._gen_signature(o)
-        retval = [c.Line(), c.Statement("return 0")]
+
+        # Honor the `retstmt` flag if set
+        if o.body.retstmt:
+            retval = []
+        else:
+            retval = [c.Line(), c.Statement("return 0")]
+
         kernel = c.FunctionBody(signature, c.Block(body + retval))
 
         # Elemental functions
diff --git a/devito/passes/iet/errors.py b/devito/passes/iet/errors.py
index a6785f170b2..c39f15b1223 100644
--- a/devito/passes/iet/errors.py
+++ b/devito/passes/iet/errors.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import cgen as c
 import numpy as np
-from sympy import Not
+from sympy import Expr, Not, S
 
-from devito.ir.iet import (Call, Conditional, EntryFunction, Iteration, List,
-                           Return, FindNodes, FindSymbols, Transformer,
+from devito.ir.iet import (Call, Conditional, DummyExpr, EntryFunction, Iteration,
+                           List, Break, Return, FindNodes, FindSymbols, Transformer,
                            make_callable)
 from devito.passes.iet.engine import iet_pass
 from devito.symbolics import CondEq, DefFunction
-from devito.types import Eq, Inc, Symbol
+from devito.tools import dtype_to_ctype
+from devito.types import Eq, Inc, LocalObject, Symbol
 
 __all__ = ['check_stability', 'error_mapper']
 
@@ -69,18 +70,38 @@ def _check_stability(iet, wmovs=(), rcompile=None, sregistry=None):
         name = sregistry.make_name(prefix='check')
         check = Symbol(name=name, dtype=np.int32)
 
+        retval = Retval(name='retval')
+
         errctl = Conditional(CondEq(n.dim % 100, 0), List(body=[
             Call(efunc.name, efunc.parameters, retobj=check),
-            Conditional(Not(check), Return(error_mapper['Stability']))
+            Conditional(Not(check), List(body=[
+                DummyExpr(retval, error_mapper['Stability']),
+                Break()
+            ]))
         ]))
         errctl = List(header=c.Comment("Stability check"), body=[errctl])
         mapper[n] = n._rebuild(nodes=n.nodes + (errctl,))
 
+        # One check is enough
+        break
+    else:
+        return iet, {}
+
     iet = Transformer(mapper).visit(iet)
 
+    # We now must return a suitable error code
+    body = iet.body._rebuild(retstmt=Return(retval))
+    iet = iet._rebuild(body=body)
+
     return iet, {'efuncs': efuncs, 'includes': includes}
 
 
+class Retval(LocalObject, Expr):
+
+    dtype = dtype_to_ctype(np.int32)
+    default_initvalue = S.Zero
+
+
 error_mapper = {
     'Stability': 100,
     'KernelLaunch': 200,