diff --git a/include/internal/catch_capture.hpp b/include/internal/catch_capture.hpp
index 1578f996..a86bb2c1 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_capture.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_capture.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@
 namespace Catch {
 
     inline IResultCapture& getResultCapture() {
-        return getCurrentContext().getResultCapture();
+        if( IResultCapture* capture = getCurrentContext().getResultCapture() )
+            return *capture;
+        else
+            throw std::logic_error( "No result capture instance" );
     }
 
     template<typename MatcherT>
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_context.h b/include/internal/catch_context.h
index db0704f1..9304b303 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_context.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_context.h
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ namespace Catch {
     {
         virtual ~IContext();
 
-        virtual IResultCapture& getResultCapture() = 0;
-        virtual IRunner& getRunner() = 0;
+        virtual IResultCapture* getResultCapture() = 0;
+        virtual IRunner* getRunner() = 0;
         virtual size_t getGeneratorIndex( std::string const& fileInfo, size_t totalSize ) = 0;
         virtual bool advanceGeneratorsForCurrentTest() = 0;
         virtual Ptr<IConfig const> getConfig() const = 0;
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_context_impl.hpp b/include/internal/catch_context_impl.hpp
index c29a07f3..75bbfb0c 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_context_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_context_impl.hpp
@@ -22,17 +22,11 @@ namespace Catch {
         void operator=( Context const& );
 
     public: // IContext
-        virtual IResultCapture& getResultCapture() {
-            if( m_resultCapture )
-                return *m_resultCapture;
-            else
-                throw std::logic_error( "No result capture instance" );
+        virtual IResultCapture* getResultCapture() {
+            return m_resultCapture;
         }
-        virtual IRunner& getRunner() {
-            if( m_runner )
-                return *m_runner;
-            else
-                throw std::logic_error( "No runner instance" );
+        virtual IRunner* getRunner() {
+            return m_runner;
         }
         virtual size_t getGeneratorIndex( std::string const& fileInfo, size_t totalSize ) {
             return getGeneratorsForCurrentTest()
@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     private:
         IGeneratorsForTest* findGeneratorsForCurrentTest() {
-            std::string testName = getResultCapture().getCurrentTestName();
+            std::string testName = getResultCapture()->getCurrentTestName();
 
             std::map<std::string, IGeneratorsForTest*>::const_iterator it =
             m_generatorsByTestName.find( testName );
@@ -75,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         IGeneratorsForTest& getGeneratorsForCurrentTest() {
             IGeneratorsForTest* generators = findGeneratorsForCurrentTest();
             if( !generators ) {
-                std::string testName = getResultCapture().getCurrentTestName();
+                std::string testName = getResultCapture()->getCurrentTestName();
                 generators = createGeneratorsForTest();
                 m_generatorsByTestName.insert( std::make_pair( testName, generators ) );
             }
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp b/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp
index 1eca9d51..b4f53d55 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ namespace Catch {
             m_activeTestCase( NULL ),
             m_config( config ),
             m_reporter( reporter ),
-            m_prevRunner( &m_context.getRunner() ),
-            m_prevResultCapture( &m_context.getResultCapture() ),
+            m_prevRunner( m_context.getRunner() ),
+            m_prevResultCapture( m_context.getResultCapture() ),
             m_prevConfig( m_context.getConfig() )
         {
             m_context.setRunner( this );
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_section.hpp b/include/internal/catch_section.hpp
index 96fc8320..a71f75b6 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_section.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_section.hpp
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ namespace Catch {
                         std::string const& name,
                         std::string const& description )
     :   m_info( name, description, lineInfo ),
-        m_sectionIncluded( getCurrentContext().getResultCapture().sectionStarted( m_info, m_assertions ) )
+        m_sectionIncluded( getResultCapture().sectionStarted( m_info, m_assertions ) )
     {
         m_timer.start();
     }
 
     Section::~Section() {
         if( m_sectionIncluded )
-            getCurrentContext().getResultCapture().sectionEnded( m_info, m_assertions, m_timer.getElapsedSeconds() );
+            getResultCapture().sectionEnded( m_info, m_assertions, m_timer.getElapsedSeconds() );
     }
 
     // This indicates whether the section should be executed or not