diff --git a/src/uvw/work.hpp b/src/uvw/work.hpp
index 0b011f88..f1c5b242 100644
--- a/src/uvw/work.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/work.hpp
@@ -17,24 +17,26 @@ struct WorkEvent: Event<WorkEvent> { };
 
 
 class WorkReq final: public Request<WorkReq, uv_work_t> {
+    using InternalTask = std::function<void(void)>;
+
     static void workCallback(uv_work_t *req) {
         static_cast<WorkReq*>(req->data)->task();
     }
 
-    using Request::Request;
+    explicit WorkReq(std::shared_ptr<Loop> ref, InternalTask t)
+        : Request{std::move(ref)}, task{t}
+    { }
 
 public:
-    using Task = std::function<void(void)>;
+    using Task = InternalTask;
 
     template<typename... Args>
     static std::shared_ptr<WorkReq> create(Args&&... args) {
         return std::shared_ptr<WorkReq>{new WorkReq{std::forward<Args>(args)...}};
     }
 
-    void queue(Task t) {
-        if(0 == invoke(&uv_queue_work, parent(), get<uv_work_t>(), &workCallback, &defaultCallback<uv_work_t, WorkEvent>)) {
-            task = std::move(t);
-        }
+    void queue() {
+        invoke(&uv_queue_work, parent(), get<uv_work_t>(), &workCallback, &defaultCallback<uv_work_t, WorkEvent>);
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/test/uvw/loop.cpp b/test/uvw/loop.cpp
index f33462e6..1a6f3812 100644
--- a/test/uvw/loop.cpp
+++ b/test/uvw/loop.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ TEST(Loop, Basics) {
 
     auto loop = uvw::Loop::create();
     auto handle = loop->resource<uvw::PrepareHandle>();
-    auto req = loop->resource<uvw::WorkReq>();
+    auto req = loop->resource<uvw::WorkReq>([](){});
 
     auto err = [](uvw::ErrorEvent, auto &) { ASSERT_TRUE(false); };