diff --git a/src/wren/vm.cpp b/src/wren/vm.cpp
index faaf54f..a63d263 100644
--- a/src/wren/vm.cpp
+++ b/src/wren/vm.cpp
@@ -19,39 +19,55 @@ namespace wren {
 		void write_fn (WrenVM* wvm, const char* text) {
 			auto cb = static_cast<detail::Callbacks*>(wrenGetUserData(wvm));
 			assert(cb);
-			assert(cb->write_fn and cb->config_obj and cb->vm);
-			cb->write_fn(*cb->config_obj, cb->vm, text);
+			assert(cb->write_fn and cb->config_obj and cb->owner);
+			cb->write_fn(*cb->config_obj, cb->owner, text);
 		}
 
 		void error_fn (WrenVM* wvm, WrenErrorType type, const char* module, int line, const char* message) {
 			auto cb = static_cast<detail::Callbacks*>(wrenGetUserData(wvm));
 			assert(cb);
-			assert(cb->error_fn and cb->config_obj and cb->vm);
-			cb->error_fn(*cb->config_obj, cb->vm, to_error_type(type), module, line, message);
+			assert(cb->error_fn and cb->config_obj and cb->owner);
+			cb->error_fn(*cb->config_obj, cb->owner, to_error_type(type), module, line, message);
 		}
 
 		const char* resolve_module_fn (WrenVM* wvm, const char* importer, const char* name) {
 			auto cb = static_cast<detail::Callbacks*>(wrenGetUserData(wvm));
 			assert(cb);
-			assert(cb->resolve_module_fn and cb->config_obj and cb->vm);
-			return cb->resolve_module_fn(*cb->config_obj, cb->vm, importer, name);
+			assert(cb->resolve_module_fn and cb->config_obj and cb->owner);
+			return cb->resolve_module_fn(*cb->config_obj, cb->owner, importer, name);
 		}
 
 		char* load_module_fn (WrenVM* wvm, const char* name) {
 			auto cb = static_cast<detail::Callbacks*>(wrenGetUserData(wvm));
 			assert(cb);
-			assert(cb->load_module_fn and cb->config_obj and cb->vm);
-			return cb->load_module_fn(*cb->config_obj, cb->vm, name);
+			assert(cb->load_module_fn and cb->config_obj and cb->owner);
+			return cb->load_module_fn(*cb->config_obj, cb->owner, name);
 		}
 	} //unnamed namespace
 
+	struct VM::LocalData {
+		explicit LocalData (const detail::Callbacks& cb) :
+			callbacks(cb),
+			wvm(nullptr)
+		{}
+		~LocalData() noexcept {
+			if (wvm)
+				wrenFreeVM(wvm);
+#if !defined(NDEBUG)
+			wvm = nullptr;
+#endif
+		}
+
+		detail::Callbacks callbacks;
+		WrenVM* wvm;
+	};
+
 	VM::VM (Configuration* conf, const detail::Callbacks& cb) :
-		m_callbacks(cb),
-		m_vm(nullptr)
+		m_local(std::make_unique<LocalData>(cb))
 	{
 		WrenConfiguration wconf;
 		wrenInitConfiguration(&wconf);
-		wconf.userData = static_cast<void*>(&m_callbacks);
+		wconf.userData = static_cast<void*>(&m_local->callbacks);
 
 		wconf.initialHeapSize = conf->initial_heap_size();
 		wconf.minHeapSize = conf->min_heap_size();
@@ -72,33 +88,20 @@ namespace wren {
 		if (cb.load_module_fn)
 			wconf.loadModuleFn = &load_module_fn;
 
-		m_vm = wrenNewVM(&wconf);
 
-		if (not m_vm)
+		m_local->wvm = wrenNewVM(&wconf);
+		if (not m_local->wvm)
 			throw std::runtime_error("Failed to initialize Wren VM");
 	}
 
-	VM::VM (VM&& other) :
-		m_vm(nullptr)
-	{
-		std::swap(m_vm, other.m_vm);
-		m_callbacks = other.m_callbacks;
-		wrenSetUserData(m_vm, &m_callbacks);
-	}
-
-	VM::~VM() noexcept {
-		if (m_vm)
-			wrenFreeVM(m_vm);
-#if !defined(NDEBUG)
-		m_vm = nullptr;
-#endif
-	}
+	VM::VM (VM&& other) = default;
+	VM::~VM() noexcept = default;
 
 	void VM::interpret (const char* module_name, const char* script) {
 		using std::string;
 		using std::runtime_error;
 
-		const WrenInterpretResult res = wrenInterpret(m_vm, module_name, script);
+		const WrenInterpretResult res = wrenInterpret(m_local->wvm, module_name, script);
 		switch (res) {
 		case WREN_RESULT_COMPILE_ERROR:
 			throw runtime_error(string("Compilation of ") + module_name + " has failed");
diff --git a/src/wren/vm.hpp b/src/wren/vm.hpp
index d46c59e..80f53ca 100644
--- a/src/wren/vm.hpp
+++ b/src/wren/vm.hpp
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 #include "has_method.hpp"
 #include "error_type.hpp"
 #include <string>
-
-extern "C" {
-	typedef struct WrenVM WrenVM;
-} //extern C
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace wren {
 	class Configuration;
@@ -21,7 +18,7 @@ namespace wren {
 			char* (*load_module_fn)(Configuration&, VM*, const char*) {nullptr};
 
 			Configuration* config_obj {nullptr};
-			VM* vm {nullptr};
+			VM* owner {nullptr};
 		};
 	} //namespace detail
 
@@ -37,13 +34,14 @@ namespace wren {
 		void interpret (const std::string& module_name, const std::string& script);
 
 	private:
+		struct LocalData;
+
 		VM (Configuration* conf, const detail::Callbacks&);
 
 		template <typename T>
 		detail::Callbacks to_callbacks (T& conf);
 
-		detail::Callbacks m_callbacks;
-		WrenVM* m_vm;
+		std::unique_ptr<LocalData> m_local;
 	};
 
 	namespace detail {
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ namespace wren {
 
 		detail::Callbacks ret;
 		ret.config_obj = &conf;
-		ret.vm = this;
+		ret.owner = this;
 
 		if constexpr (detail::method_write::exists<T>::value)
 			ret.write_fn = &detail::AnyFunctionWrap<T, decltype(&T::write_fn)>::template call<&T::write_fn>;