diff --git a/src/uvw/check.hpp b/src/uvw/check.hpp
index 61cf0535..da017266 100644
--- a/src/uvw/check.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/check.hpp
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ namespace uvw {
 
 
 class Check final: public Resource<Check> {
-    static void proto(uv_check_t* h) {
-        static_cast<Check*>(h->data)->callback(UVWError{});
+    static void startCallback(uv_check_t* h) {
+        static_cast<Check*>(h->data)->startCb(UVWError{});
     }
 
     explicit Check(std::shared_ptr<Loop> ref)
@@ -23,20 +23,18 @@ class Check final: public Resource<Check> {
     }
 
 public:
-    using Callback = std::function<void(UVWError)>;
-
     template<typename... Args>
     static std::shared_ptr<Check> create(Args&&... args) {
         return std::shared_ptr<Check>{new Check{std::forward<Args>(args)...}};
     }
 
-    void start(Callback cb) noexcept {
-        callback = std::move(cb);
+    void start(std::function<void(UVWError)> cb) noexcept {
+        startCb = std::move(cb);
         get<uv_check_t>()->data = this;
-        auto err = uv_check_start(get<uv_check_t>(), &proto);
+        auto err = uv_check_start(get<uv_check_t>(), &startCallback);
 
         if(err) {
-            callback(UVWError{err});
+            startCb(UVWError{err});
         }
     }
 
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ public:
     explicit operator bool() { return initialized; }
 
 private:
-    Callback callback;
+    std::function<void(UVWError)> startCb;
     bool initialized;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/uvw/loop.hpp b/src/uvw/loop.hpp
index 3107eb8b..3e8fa76d 100644
--- a/src/uvw/loop.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/loop.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ private:
 
 
 class Loop final: public std::enable_shared_from_this<Loop> {
-    friend class BaseResource;
+    template<typename>
+    friend class Resource;
 
     using Deleter = std::function<void(uv_loop_t *)>;
 
diff --git a/src/uvw/resource.hpp b/src/uvw/resource.hpp
index 28b9e17b..608db68d 100644
--- a/src/uvw/resource.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/resource.hpp
@@ -15,24 +15,55 @@ template<typename>
 struct HandleType { };
 
 
-class BaseResource {
+template<typename>
+class Resource;
+
+
+template<typename>
+struct UVCallback;
+
+
+template<typename... Args>
+struct UVCallback<Args...> {
+    template<typename T, T*(*F)(Args...)>
+    static auto get(T *res);
+
+private:
+    template<typename T, T*(*F)(Args...)>
+    static void proto(Args... args);
+};
+
+
+template<typename T>
+class Resource: public std::enable_shared_from_this<T> {
+    template<typename>
+    friend struct UVCallback;
+
+    static Resource<T>* closeCallback(uv_handle_t* h) {
+        auto ptr = static_cast<Resource<T>*>(h->data);
+        ptr->closeCb(UVWError{});
+        return ptr;
+    }
+
 protected:
-    template<typename T>
-    explicit BaseResource(HandleType<T>, std::shared_ptr<Loop> r)
-        : pLoop{std::move(r)}, handle{std::make_shared<T>()}
+    template<typename U>
+    explicit Resource(HandleType<U>, std::shared_ptr<Loop> r)
+        : pLoop{std::move(r)}, handle{std::make_shared<U>()}
     { }
 
-    template<typename T>
-    T* get() const noexcept { return reinterpret_cast<T*>(handle.get()); }
+    template<typename U>
+    U* get() const noexcept { return reinterpret_cast<U*>(handle.get()); }
 
     uv_loop_t* parent() const noexcept { return pLoop->loop.get(); }
 
 public:
-    explicit BaseResource(const BaseResource &) = delete;
-    explicit BaseResource(BaseResource &&) = delete;
+    explicit Resource(const Resource &) = delete;
+    explicit Resource(Resource &&) = delete;
 
-    void operator=(const BaseResource &) = delete;
-    void operator=(BaseResource &&) = delete;
+    ~Resource() { static_assert(std::is_base_of<Resource<T>, T>::value, "!"); }
+
+    void operator=(const Resource &) = delete;
+    void operator=(Resource &&) = delete;
 
     std::shared_ptr<Loop> loop() const noexcept { return pLoop; }
 
@@ -43,33 +74,35 @@ public:
     void unreference() noexcept { uv_ref(get<uv_handle_t>()); }
     bool referenced() const noexcept { return !(uv_has_ref(get<uv_handle_t>()) == 0); }
 
+    void close(std::function<void(UVWError)> cb) noexcept {
+        using UVCB = UVCallback<uv_handle_t*>;
+        auto func = UVCB::get<Resource<T>, &closeCallback>(this);
+        closeCb = std::move(cb);
+        uv_close(get<uv_handle_t>(), func);
+    }
+
 private:
+    std::function<void(UVWError)> closeCb;
     std::shared_ptr<Loop> pLoop;
     std::shared_ptr<void> handle;
+    std::shared_ptr<void> ref;
 };
 
 
-template<typename T>
-class Resource: public std::enable_shared_from_this<T>, public BaseResource {
-    static void proto(uv_handle_t* h) {
-        static_cast<Resource<T>*>(h->data)->callback(UVWError{});
-    }
+template<typename... Args>
+template<typename T, T*(*F)(Args...)>
+void UVCallback<Args...>::proto(Args... args) {
+    T *res = F(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    res->ref = nullptr;
+}
 
-protected:
-    using BaseResource::BaseResource;
-
-public:
-    using Callback = std::function<void(UVWError)>;
-
-    void close(Callback cb) noexcept {
-        callback = std::move(cb);
-        get<uv_handle_t>()->data = this;
-        uv_close(get<uv_handle_t>(), &proto);
-    }
-
-private:
-    Callback callback;
-};
+template<typename... Args>
+template<typename T, T*(*F)(Args...)>
+auto UVCallback<Args...>::get(T *res) {
+    res->template get<uv_handle_t>()->data = res;
+    res->ref = res->shared_from_this();
+    return &proto<T, F>;
+}
 
 
 }
diff --git a/test/main.cpp b/test/main.cpp
index 967e2e5b..cc86ad7e 100644
--- a/test/main.cpp
+++ b/test/main.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ void f(uvw::Loop &loop) {
     auto cb = [handle](uvw::UVWError err) mutable {
         std::cout << "---" << ((bool)err) << std::endl;
         uvw::Tcp &tcp = handle;
-        tcp.close([handle](uvw::UVWError err) mutable {
+        tcp.close([](uvw::UVWError err) mutable {
             std::cout << "---" << ((bool)err) << std::endl;
-            handle = uvw::Handle<uvw::Tcp>{};
         });
     };