diff --git a/codex/slots/proofs/backends/circomcompat.nim b/codex/slots/proofs/backends/circomcompat.nim
index dc4cc440..b9f8e84c 100644
--- a/codex/slots/proofs/backends/circomcompat.nim
+++ b/codex/slots/proofs/backends/circomcompat.nim
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type
     proof: ptr CircomProof
     vkp: ptr CircomKey
     inputs: ptr CircomInputs
-    success: ptr Atomic[bool]
+    success: VerifyResult
     signal: ThreadSignalPtr
 
 func normalizeInput*[H](
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ proc asyncProve*[H](
 proc prove*[H](
     self: CircomCompat, input: ProofInputs[H]
 ): Future[?!CircomProof] {.async, raises: [CancelledError].} =
-  var proof = newProof()
+  var proof = ProofPtr.new()
   defer:
     destroyProof(proof)
 
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ proc circomVerifyTask(task: ptr VerifyTask) {.gcsafe.} =
   defer:
     task[].inputs[].releaseCircomInputs()
     discard task[].signal.fireSync()
+
   let res = verify_circuit(task[].proof, task[].inputs, task[].vkp)
   if res == ERR_OK:
     task[].success[].store(true)
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ proc asyncVerify*[H](
     self: CircomCompat,
     proof: CircomProof,
     inputs: ProofInputs[H],
-    success: ptr Atomic[bool],
+    success: VerifyResult,
 ): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
   var proofPtr = unsafeAddr proof
   var inputs = inputs.toCircomInputs()
@@ -298,7 +299,6 @@ proc asyncVerify*[H](
         raise (ref CancelledError) exc
       else:
         return failure(exc.msg)
-
   success()
 
 proc verify*[H](
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ proc verify*[H](
 ): Future[?!bool] {.async, raises: [CancelledError].} =
   ## Verify a proof using a ctx
   ##
-  var res = newVerifyResult()
+  var res = VerifyResult.new()
   defer:
     destroyVerifyResult(res)
   try:
diff --git a/codex/slots/proofs/backends/converters.nim b/codex/slots/proofs/backends/converters.nim
index 5506a9db..6357b103 100644
--- a/codex/slots/proofs/backends/converters.nim
+++ b/codex/slots/proofs/backends/converters.nim
@@ -23,7 +23,16 @@ type
   CircomProof* = Proof
   CircomKey* = VerifyingKey
   CircomInputs* = Inputs
-  VerifyResult* = Atomic[bool]
+  VerifyResult* = ptr Atomic[bool]
+  ProofPtr* = ptr Proof
+
+export ProofPtr
+
+proc new*(_: type ProofPtr): ProofPtr =
+  cast[ptr Proof](allocShared0(sizeof(Proof)))
+
+proc new*(_: type VerifyResult): VerifyResult =
+  cast[ptr Atomic[bool]](allocShared0(sizeof(Atomic[bool])))
 
 proc toCircomInputs*(inputs: ProofInputs[Poseidon2Hash]): CircomInputs =
   var
@@ -55,17 +64,11 @@ func toG2*(g: CircomG2): G2Point =
 func toGroth16Proof*(proof: CircomProof): Groth16Proof =
   Groth16Proof(a: proof.a.toG1, b: proof.b.toG2, c: proof.c.toG1)
 
-proc newProof*(): ptr Proof =
-  result = cast[ptr Proof](allocShared0(sizeof(Proof)))
-
-proc newVerifyResult*(): ptr VerifyResult =
-  result = cast[ptr VerifyResult](allocShared0(sizeof(VerifyResult)))
-
-proc destroyVerifyResult*(result: ptr VerifyResult) =
+proc destroyVerifyResult*(result: VerifyResult) =
   if result != nil:
     deallocShared(result)
 
-proc destroyProof*(proof: ptr Proof) =
+proc destroyProof*(proof: ProofPtr) =
   if proof != nil:
     deallocShared(proof)
 
diff --git a/tests/codex/slots/testprover.nim b/tests/codex/slots/testprover.nim
index dc955569..895be1ea 100644
--- a/tests/codex/slots/testprover.nim
+++ b/tests/codex/slots/testprover.nim
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ suite "Test Prover":
 
     for i in 0 ..< verifyResults.len:
       check:
-        verifyResults[i].read().isErr == false
+        verifyResults[i].read().tryGet() == true
 
   test "Should complete prove/verify task when cancelled":
     let (_, _, verifiable) = await createVerifiableManifest(
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ suite "Test Prover":
 
     let (inputs, proof) = (await prover.prove(1, verifiable, challenge)).tryGet
 
-    var cancelledProof = newProof()
+    var cancelledProof = ProofPtr.new()
     defer:
       destroyProof(cancelledProof)
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ suite "Test Prover":
       check:
         (await prover.verify(cancelledProof[], inputs)).tryGet == true
 
-    var verifyRes = newVerifyResult()
+    var verifyRes = VerifyResult.new()
     defer:
       destroyVerifyResult(verifyRes)