diff --git a/librashader-capi/librashader.h b/librashader-capi/librashader.h
index 13f6653..ba8dcb2 100644
--- a/librashader-capi/librashader.h
+++ b/librashader-capi/librashader.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ libra_error_t libra_preset_get_runtime_param_names(libra_shader_preset_t *preset
  * Initialize the OpenGL Context for librashader.
  *
  * ## Safety
- * Attempting to create a filter chain before initializing the GL context is undefined behaviour.
+ * Attempting to create a filter chain will fail.
  *
  * Reinitializing the OpenGL context with a different loader immediately invalidates previous filter
  * chain objects, and drawing with them causes immediate undefined behaviour.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ libra_error_t libra_gl_init_context(gl_loader_t loader);
  * - `options` must be either null, or valid and aligned.
  * - `out` may be either null or uninitialized, but must be aligned.
  */
-libra_error_t libra_gl_create_filter_chain(libra_shader_preset_t *preset,
+libra_error_t libra_gl_filter_chain_create(libra_shader_preset_t *preset,
                                            const struct filter_chain_gl_opt_t *options,
                                            libra_gl_filter_chain_t *out);
 
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ libra_error_t libra_gl_filter_chain_frame(libra_gl_filter_chain_t *chain,
                                           struct libra_draw_framebuffer_gl_t out,
                                           const float *mvp);
 
+libra_error_t libra_gl_filter_chain_free(libra_gl_filter_chain_t *chain);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
 #endif // __cplusplus
diff --git a/librashader-capi/src/ctypes.rs b/librashader-capi/src/ctypes.rs
index 485f60c..de49a19 100644
--- a/librashader-capi/src/ctypes.rs
+++ b/librashader-capi/src/ctypes.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
+use std::ptr::NonNull;
 use librashader::presets::ShaderPreset;
 use crate::error::LibrashaderError;
 
-pub type libra_shader_preset_t = ManuallyDrop<Option<Box<ShaderPreset>>>;
+pub type libra_shader_preset_t = Option<NonNull<ShaderPreset>>;
 pub type libra_error_t = *const LibrashaderError;
 
 // #[cfg(feature = "runtime-opengl")]
-pub type libra_gl_filter_chain_t = ManuallyDrop<Option<Box<librashader::runtime::gl::FilterChainGL>>>;
+pub type libra_gl_filter_chain_t = Option<NonNull<librashader::runtime::gl::FilterChainGL>>;
 
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct libra_viewport_t {
diff --git a/librashader-capi/src/error.rs b/librashader-capi/src/error.rs
index 927f431..77a28c2 100644
--- a/librashader-capi/src/error.rs
+++ b/librashader-capi/src/error.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@ macro_rules! assert_some {
     }
 }
 
+macro_rules! assert_some_ptr {
+    ($value:ident) => {
+        if $value.is_none() {
+            return $crate::error::LibrashaderError::InvalidParameter(stringify!($value)).export()
+        }
+
+        let $value = unsafe { $value.as_ref().unwrap().as_ref() };
+    };
+    (mut $value:ident) => {
+        if $value.is_none() {
+            return $crate::error::LibrashaderError::InvalidParameter(stringify!($value)).export()
+        }
+
+        let $value = unsafe { $value.as_mut().unwrap().as_mut() };
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) use assert_non_null;
 pub(crate) use assert_some;
+pub(crate) use assert_some_ptr;
 use crate::ctypes::libra_error_t;
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diff --git a/librashader-capi/src/presets.rs b/librashader-capi/src/presets.rs
index 480d23a..4901ccf 100644
--- a/librashader-capi/src/presets.rs
+++ b/librashader-capi/src/presets.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-use std::ffi::{c_char, CStr, CString, OsStr};
-use std::mem::{ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit};
-use std::panic::catch_unwind;
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::ffi::{c_char, CStr, CString};
+use std::mem::{MaybeUninit};
 use librashader::presets::ShaderPreset;
 use crate::ffi::ffi_body;
 use crate::ctypes::{libra_error_t, libra_shader_preset_t};
-use crate::error::{assert_non_null, assert_some, LibrashaderError};
-use safer_ffi::prelude::*;
-use safer_ffi::ffi_export;
-use safer_ffi::char_p::char_p_ref as CStrRef;
+use crate::error::{assert_non_null, assert_some, assert_some_ptr, LibrashaderError};
+use std::ptr::NonNull;
+
+// use safer_ffi::prelude::*;
+// use safer_ffi::ffi_export;
+// use safer_ffi::char_p::char_p_ref as CStrRef;
 
 // extern_fn! {
 //     /// SAFETY:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_load_preset(filename: *const c_char, out: *mut Ma
         let preset = ShaderPreset::try_parse(filename)?;
 
         unsafe {
-            out.write(MaybeUninit::new(ManuallyDrop::new(Some(Box::new(preset)))))
+            out.write(MaybeUninit::new(NonNull::new(Box::into_raw(Box::new(preset)))))
         }
     })
 }
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_preset_free(preset: *mut libra_shader_preset_t) -
         assert_non_null!(preset);
         unsafe {
             let preset_ptr = &mut *preset;
-            ManuallyDrop::drop(preset_ptr);
-            preset.write(ManuallyDrop::new(None));
+            let preset = preset_ptr.take();
+            drop(Box::from_raw(preset.unwrap().as_ptr()));
         }
     })
 }
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_preset_set_param(preset: *mut libra_shader_preset
         };
 
         let name = name.to_str()?;
-        assert_some!(preset);
-        let preset = preset.as_mut().unwrap();
+        assert_some_ptr!(mut preset);
 
         if let Some(param) = preset.parameters.iter_mut().find(|c| c.name == name) {
             param.value = value
@@ -102,8 +101,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_preset_get_param(preset: *mut libra_shader_preset
         };
 
         let name = name.to_str()?;
-        assert_some!(preset);
-        let preset = preset.as_ref().unwrap();
+        assert_some_ptr!(preset);
 
         if let Some(param) = preset.parameters.iter().find(|c| c.name == name) {
             unsafe {
@@ -133,8 +131,7 @@ pub type PFN_lbr_preset_get_runtime_param_names = unsafe extern "C" fn (*mut lib
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_preset_get_runtime_param_names(preset: *mut libra_shader_preset_t, mut value: MaybeUninit<*mut *const c_char>) -> libra_error_t {
     ffi_body!(|preset | {
-        assert_some!(preset);
-        let preset = preset.as_ref().unwrap();
+        assert_some_ptr!(preset);
 
         let iter = librashader::presets::get_parameter_meta(preset)?;
         let mut c_strings = Vec::new();
diff --git a/librashader-capi/src/runtime/gl.rs b/librashader-capi/src/runtime/gl.rs
index 202ec84..40db655 100644
--- a/librashader-capi/src/runtime/gl.rs
+++ b/librashader-capi/src/runtime/gl.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 use std::ffi::{c_char, c_void, CString};
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use crate::ctypes::{libra_error_t, libra_gl_filter_chain_t, libra_shader_preset_t, libra_viewport_t};
-use crate::error::{assert_non_null, assert_some, LibrashaderError};
+use crate::error::{assert_non_null, assert_some_ptr, LibrashaderError};
 use crate::ffi::ffi_body;
-use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
-use std::panic::catch_unwind;
+use std::ptr::NonNull;
 use librashader::runtime::FilterChain;
-use librashader::runtime::gl::{Framebuffer, GLImage, Viewport};
+use librashader::runtime::gl::{GLImage, Viewport};
 
 pub use librashader::runtime::gl::options::FilterChainOptionsGL;
 use librashader::Size;
@@ -41,27 +40,28 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_gl_init_context(loader: gl_loader_t) -> libra_err
 /// - `options` must be either null, or valid and aligned.
 /// - `out` may be either null or uninitialized, but must be aligned.
 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_gl_create_filter_chain(preset: *mut libra_shader_preset_t,
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_gl_filter_chain_create(preset: *mut libra_shader_preset_t,
                                                       options: *const FilterChainOptionsGL,
                                                       out: *mut MaybeUninit<libra_gl_filter_chain_t>) -> libra_error_t {
     ffi_body!({
         assert_non_null!(preset);
-        let preset_ptr = unsafe {
-            &mut *preset
+       let preset = unsafe {
+            let preset_ptr = &mut *preset;
+            let preset = preset_ptr.take();
+            Box::from_raw(preset.unwrap().as_ptr())
         };
 
-        assert_some!(preset_ptr);
-        let preset = preset_ptr.take().unwrap();
         let options = if options.is_null() {
             None
         } else {
             Some(unsafe { &*options })
         };
 
+
         let chain = librashader::runtime::gl::FilterChainGL::load_from_preset(*preset, options)?;
 
         unsafe {
-            out.write(MaybeUninit::new(ManuallyDrop::new(Some(Box::new(chain)))))
+            out.write(MaybeUninit::new(NonNull::new(Box::into_raw(Box::new(chain)))))
         }
     })
 }
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_gl_filter_chain_frame(chain: *mut libra_gl_filter
 
 ) -> libra_error_t {
     ffi_body!(mut |chain| {
-        assert_some!(chain);
-        let chain = chain.as_mut().unwrap();
+        assert_some_ptr!(mut chain);
 
         let image: GLImage = image.into();
         let viewport = Viewport {
@@ -119,3 +118,14 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_gl_filter_chain_frame(chain: *mut libra_gl_filter
 }
 
 
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn libra_gl_filter_chain_free(chain: *mut libra_gl_filter_chain_t) -> libra_error_t {
+    ffi_body!({
+        assert_non_null!(chain);
+        unsafe {
+            let chain_ptr = &mut *chain;
+            let chain = chain_ptr.take();
+            drop(Box::from_raw(chain.unwrap().as_ptr()))
+        };
+    })
+}
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diff --git a/test/capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests.cpp b/test/capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests.cpp
index 0b9c1fa..8dc210a 100644
--- a/test/capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests.cpp
+++ b/test/capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests/librashader-capi-tests.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@ int main()
     std::cout << std::filesystem::current_path() << std::endl;
     libra_shader_preset_t preset;
     auto error = libra_load_preset("../../../slang-shaders/border/gameboy-player/gameboy-player-crt-royale.slangp", &preset);
-
+    if (error != NULL) {
+        std::cout << "error happened\n";
+    }
     libra_preset_print(&preset);
     libra_gl_filter_chain_t chain;
-    libra_gl_create_filter_chain(&preset, NULL, &chain);
+    error = libra_gl_create_filter_chain(&preset, NULL, &chain);
+    if (error != NULL) {
+        std::cout << "error happened\n";
+    }
     return 0;
 }