diff --git a/UnitTest++/RequireMacros.h b/UnitTest++/RequireMacros.h
index f20353a..ea1f6b9 100644
--- a/UnitTest++/RequireMacros.h
+++ b/UnitTest++/RequireMacros.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef UNITTEST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
-   #define REQUIRE for(UnitTest::RequiredCheckTestReporter decoratedReporter(UnitTest::CurrentTest::Results()); decoratedReporter.Next(); )
+   #define REQUIRE for(UnitTest::RequiredCheckTestReporter decoratedReporter(*UnitTest::CurrentTest::Results()); decoratedReporter.Next(); )
 #endif
 
 #ifdef UNITTEST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
diff --git a/UnitTest++/RequiredCheckTestReporter.cpp b/UnitTest++/RequiredCheckTestReporter.cpp
index 689827a..7c21d20 100644
--- a/UnitTest++/RequiredCheckTestReporter.cpp
+++ b/UnitTest++/RequiredCheckTestReporter.cpp
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
 
 namespace UnitTest {
 
-   RequiredCheckTestReporter::RequiredCheckTestReporter(TestResults* results)
+   RequiredCheckTestReporter::RequiredCheckTestReporter(TestResults& results)
       : m_results(results)
-      , m_throwingReporter(0)
+      , m_originalTestReporter(results.m_testReporter)
+      , m_throwingReporter(results.m_testReporter)
       , m_continue(0)
    {
-      if(m_results)
-      {
-         m_throwingReporter.SetDecorated(m_results->m_testReporter);
-         m_results->m_testReporter = &m_throwingReporter;
-      }
+      m_results.m_testReporter = &m_throwingReporter;
    }
 
    RequiredCheckTestReporter::~RequiredCheckTestReporter()
    {
-      if(m_results) m_results->m_testReporter = m_throwingReporter.GetDecorated();
+      m_results.m_testReporter = m_originalTestReporter;
    }
 
    bool RequiredCheckTestReporter::Next()
diff --git a/UnitTest++/RequiredCheckTestReporter.h b/UnitTest++/RequiredCheckTestReporter.h
index 220ae9b..117ae01 100644
--- a/UnitTest++/RequiredCheckTestReporter.h
+++ b/UnitTest++/RequiredCheckTestReporter.h
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ namespace UnitTest {
    class UNITTEST_LINKAGE RequiredCheckTestReporter
    {
    public:
-      explicit RequiredCheckTestReporter(TestResults* results);
+      explicit RequiredCheckTestReporter(TestResults& results);
       ~RequiredCheckTestReporter();
 
       bool Next();
 
    private:
-      TestResults* m_results;
+      TestResults& m_results;
+      TestReporter* m_originalTestReporter;
       ThrowingTestReporter m_throwingReporter;
       int m_continue;
    };
diff --git a/UnitTest++/ThrowingTestReporter.cpp b/UnitTest++/ThrowingTestReporter.cpp
index acdc38c..7fb670b 100644
--- a/UnitTest++/ThrowingTestReporter.cpp
+++ b/UnitTest++/ThrowingTestReporter.cpp
@@ -36,14 +36,4 @@ namespace UnitTest {
       if(m_decoratedReporter) m_decoratedReporter->ReportSummary(totalTestCount, failedTestCount, failureCount, secondsElapsed);
    }
 
-   TestReporter* ThrowingTestReporter::GetDecorated() const
-   {
-      return m_decoratedReporter;
-   }
-
-   void ThrowingTestReporter::SetDecorated(TestReporter* reporter)
-   {
-      m_decoratedReporter = reporter;
-   }
-
 }
diff --git a/UnitTest++/ThrowingTestReporter.h b/UnitTest++/ThrowingTestReporter.h
index 15766b8..34e105e 100644
--- a/UnitTest++/ThrowingTestReporter.h
+++ b/UnitTest++/ThrowingTestReporter.h
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ namespace UnitTest {
       virtual void ReportTestFinish(TestDetails const& test, float secondsElapsed);
       virtual void ReportSummary(int totalTestCount, int failedTestCount, int failureCount, float secondsElapsed);
 
-      TestReporter* GetDecorated() const;
-      void SetDecorated(TestReporter* reporter);
-
    private:
       TestReporter* m_decoratedReporter;
    };