diff --git a/include/catch_session.hpp b/include/catch_session.hpp
index 63dba448..d0dc9e9d 100644
--- a/include/catch_session.hpp
+++ b/include/catch_session.hpp
@@ -23,30 +23,28 @@
 namespace Catch {
 
     IStreamingReporterPtr createReporter( std::string const& reporterName, IConfigPtr const& config ) {
-        IStreamingReporterPtr reporter = getRegistryHub().getReporterRegistry().create( reporterName, config );
-        if( !reporter ) {
-            std::ostringstream oss;
-            oss << "No reporter registered with name: '" << reporterName << "'";
-            throw std::domain_error( oss.str() );
-        }
-        return reporter;
+        if( auto reporter = getRegistryHub().getReporterRegistry().create( reporterName, config ) )
+            return reporter;
+
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "No reporter registered with name: '" << reporterName << "'";
+        throw std::domain_error( oss.str() );
     }
 
     IStreamingReporterPtr makeReporter( std::shared_ptr<Config> const& config ) {
-        std::vector<std::string> reporters = config->getReporterNames();
-        if( reporters.empty() )
-            reporters.push_back( "console" );
+        auto const& reporterNames = config->getReporterNames();
+        if( reporterNames.empty() )
+            return createReporter( "console", config );
 
         IStreamingReporterPtr reporter;
-        for( auto const& name : reporters )
-            reporter = addReporter( reporter, createReporter( name, config ) );
+        for( auto const& name : reporterNames )
+            addReporter( reporter, createReporter( name, config ) );
         return reporter;
     }
-    IStreamingReporterPtr addListeners( IConfigPtr const& config, IStreamingReporterPtr reporters ) {
+    void addListeners( IStreamingReporterPtr& reporters, IConfigPtr const& config ) {
         auto const& listeners = getRegistryHub().getReporterRegistry().getListeners();
         for( auto const& listener : listeners )
-            reporters = addReporter(reporters, listener->create( ReporterConfig( config ) ) );
-        return reporters;
+            addReporter(reporters, listener->create( ReporterConfig( config ) ) );
     }
 
 
@@ -55,9 +53,9 @@ namespace Catch {
         IConfigPtr iconfig = config;
 
         IStreamingReporterPtr reporter = makeReporter( config );
-        reporter = addListeners( iconfig, reporter );
+        addListeners( reporter, iconfig );
 
-        RunContext context( iconfig, reporter );
+        RunContext context( iconfig, std::move( reporter ) );
 
         Totals totals;
 
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ namespace Catch {
             if( !context.aborting() && matchTest( testCase, testSpec, *iconfig ) )
                 totals += context.runTest( testCase );
             else
-                reporter->skipTest( testCase );
+                context.reporter().skipTest( testCase );
         }
 
         context.testGroupEnded( iconfig->name(), totals, 1, 1 );
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_interfaces_reporter.h b/include/internal/catch_interfaces_reporter.h
index b1f09f90..7a42f097 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_interfaces_reporter.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_interfaces_reporter.h
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ namespace Catch
 
         virtual void skipTest( TestCaseInfo const& testInfo ) = 0;
 
-        virtual MultipleReporters* tryAsMulti() { return nullptr; }
+        virtual bool isMulti() const { return false; }
     };
-    using IStreamingReporterPtr = std::shared_ptr<IStreamingReporter>;
+    using IStreamingReporterPtr = std::unique_ptr<IStreamingReporter>;
 
     struct IReporterFactory {
         virtual ~IReporterFactory();
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ namespace Catch
         virtual Listeners const& getListeners() const = 0;
     };
 
-    IStreamingReporterPtr addReporter( IStreamingReporterPtr const& existingReporter, IStreamingReporterPtr const& additionalReporter );
-
+    void addReporter( IStreamingReporterPtr& existingReporter, IStreamingReporterPtr&& additionalReporter );
 }
 
 #endif // TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_INTERFACES_REPORTER_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_reporter_registrars.hpp b/include/internal/catch_reporter_registrars.hpp
index 759b0edb..06c16cb5 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_reporter_registrars.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_reporter_registrars.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         class ReporterFactory : public IReporterFactory {
 
             virtual IStreamingReporterPtr create( ReporterConfig const& config ) const {
-                return std::make_shared<T>( config );
+                return std::unique_ptr<T>( new T( config ) );
             }
 
             virtual std::string getDescription() const {
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp b/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
index 7f38eb4a..feb192ed 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     public:
 
-        explicit RunContext( IConfigPtr const& _config, IStreamingReporterPtr const& reporter )
+        explicit RunContext( IConfigPtr const& _config, IStreamingReporterPtr&& reporter )
         :   m_runInfo( _config->name() ),
             m_context( getCurrentMutableContext() ),
             m_config( _config ),
-            m_reporter( reporter )
+            m_reporter( std::move( reporter ) )
         {
             m_context.setRunner( this );
             m_context.setConfig( m_config );
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ namespace Catch {
         IConfigPtr config() const {
             return m_config;
         }
+        IStreamingReporter& reporter() const {
+            return *m_reporter;
+        }
 
     private: // IResultCapture
 
diff --git a/include/reporters/catch_reporter_multi.hpp b/include/reporters/catch_reporter_multi.hpp
index 859e3f83..589c34e0 100644
--- a/include/reporters/catch_reporter_multi.hpp
+++ b/include/reporters/catch_reporter_multi.hpp
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 namespace Catch {
 
 class MultipleReporters : public IStreamingReporter {
-    typedef std::vector<IStreamingReporterPtr > Reporters;
+    typedef std::vector<IStreamingReporterPtr> Reporters;
     Reporters m_reporters;
 
 public:
-    void add( IStreamingReporterPtr const& reporter ) {
-        m_reporters.push_back( reporter );
+    void add( IStreamingReporterPtr&& reporter ) {
+        m_reporters.push_back( std::move( reporter ) );
     }
 
 public: // IStreamingReporter
@@ -95,31 +95,31 @@ public: // IStreamingReporter
             reporter->skipTest( testInfo );
     }
 
-    virtual MultipleReporters* tryAsMulti() override {
-        return this;
+    virtual bool isMulti() const override {
+        return true;
     }
 
 };
 
-IStreamingReporterPtr addReporter( IStreamingReporterPtr const& existingReporter, IStreamingReporterPtr const& additionalReporter ) {
-    IStreamingReporterPtr resultingReporter;
+void addReporter( IStreamingReporterPtr& existingReporter, IStreamingReporterPtr&& additionalReporter ) {
 
-    if( existingReporter ) {
-        MultipleReporters* multi = existingReporter->tryAsMulti();
-        if( !multi ) {
-            multi = new MultipleReporters;
-            resultingReporter = IStreamingReporterPtr( multi );
-            if( existingReporter )
-                multi->add( existingReporter );
-        }
-        else
-            resultingReporter = existingReporter;
-        multi->add( additionalReporter );
+    if( !existingReporter ) {
+        existingReporter = std::move( additionalReporter );
+        return;
     }
-    else
-        resultingReporter = additionalReporter;
 
-    return resultingReporter;
+    MultipleReporters* multi = nullptr;
+
+    if( existingReporter->isMulti() ) {
+        multi = static_cast<MultipleReporters*>( existingReporter.get() );
+    }
+    else {
+        auto newMulti = std::unique_ptr<MultipleReporters>( new MultipleReporters );
+        newMulti->add( std::move( existingReporter ) );
+        multi = newMulti.get();
+        existingReporter = std::move( newMulti );
+    }
+    multi->add( std::move( additionalReporter ) );
 }