diff --git a/api/logic/minecraft/Library.cpp b/api/logic/minecraft/Library.cpp
index 22e1bd33..0fdc2e12 100644
--- a/api/logic/minecraft/Library.cpp
+++ b/api/logic/minecraft/Library.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void Library::getApplicableFiles(OpSys system, QStringList& jar, QStringList& na
 	}
 }
 
-QList< std::shared_ptr< NetAction > > Library::getDownloads(OpSys system, class HttpMetaCache* cache,
+QList<NetActionPtr> Library::getDownloads(OpSys system, class HttpMetaCache* cache,
 															QStringList& failedFiles, const QString & overridePath) const
 {
 	QList<NetActionPtr> out;
diff --git a/api/logic/minecraft/forge/ForgeXzDownload.h b/api/logic/minecraft/forge/ForgeXzDownload.h
index ede4e6ce..8d6ad74a 100644
--- a/api/logic/minecraft/forge/ForgeXzDownload.h
+++ b/api/logic/minecraft/forge/ForgeXzDownload.h
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 #include "net/HttpMetaCache.h"
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTemporaryFile>
+#include "QObjectPtr.h"
 
-typedef std::shared_ptr<class ForgeXzDownload> ForgeXzDownloadPtr;
+typedef shared_qobject_ptr<class ForgeXzDownload> ForgeXzDownloadPtr;
 
 class ForgeXzDownload : public NetAction
 {
diff --git a/api/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixUpdate.cpp b/api/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixUpdate.cpp
index c45dada1..163cb1a3 100644
--- a/api/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixUpdate.cpp
+++ b/api/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixUpdate.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ OneSixUpdate::OneSixUpdate(OneSixInstance *inst, QObject *parent) : Task(parent)
 {
 	// create folders
 	{
-		m_tasks.append(std::make_shared<FoldersTask>(m_inst));
+		m_tasks.append(new FoldersTask(m_inst));
 	}
 
 	// add metadata update tasks, if necessary
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ OneSixUpdate::OneSixUpdate(OneSixInstance *inst, QObject *parent) : Task(parent)
 				if(task)
 				{
 					qDebug() << "Loading remote meta patch" << id;
-					m_tasks.append(task.unwrap());
+					m_tasks.append(task);
 				}
 			}
 			else
@@ -78,17 +78,17 @@ OneSixUpdate::OneSixUpdate(OneSixInstance *inst, QObject *parent) : Task(parent)
 
 	// libraries download
 	{
-		m_tasks.append(std::make_shared<LibrariesTask>(m_inst));
+		m_tasks.append(new LibrariesTask(m_inst));
 	}
 
 	// FML libraries download and copy into the instance
 	{
-		m_tasks.append(std::make_shared<FMLLibrariesTask>(m_inst));
+		m_tasks.append(new FMLLibrariesTask(m_inst));
 	}
 
 	// assets update
 	{
-		m_tasks.append(std::make_shared<AssetUpdateTask>(m_inst));
+		m_tasks.append(new AssetUpdateTask(m_inst));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/api/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixUpdate.h b/api/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixUpdate.h
index 6bcfd41a..7b6fa5ca 100644
--- a/api/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixUpdate.h
+++ b/api/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixUpdate.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ private:
 
 private:
 	OneSixInstance *m_inst = nullptr;
-	QList<std::shared_ptr<Task>> m_tasks;
+	QList<shared_qobject_ptr<Task>> m_tasks;
 	QString m_preFailure;
 	int m_currentTask = -1;
 	bool m_abort = false;
diff --git a/api/logic/net/Download.cpp b/api/logic/net/Download.cpp
index 97b03ac2..12c4d7e0 100644
--- a/api/logic/net/Download.cpp
+++ b/api/logic/net/Download.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Download::Ptr Download::makeCached(QUrl url, MetaEntryPtr entry, Options options
 	auto cachedNode = new MetaCacheSink(entry, md5Node);
 	dl->m_sink.reset(cachedNode);
 	dl->m_target_path = entry->getFullPath();
-	return std::shared_ptr<Download>(dl);
+	return dl;
 }
 
 Download::Ptr Download::makeByteArray(QUrl url, QByteArray *output, Options options)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Download::Ptr Download::makeByteArray(QUrl url, QByteArray *output, Options opti
 	dl->m_url = url;
 	dl->m_options = options;
 	dl->m_sink.reset(new ByteArraySink(output));
-	return std::shared_ptr<Download>(dl);
+	return dl;
 }
 
 Download::Ptr Download::makeFile(QUrl url, QString path, Options options)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Download::Ptr Download::makeFile(QUrl url, QString path, Options options)
 	dl->m_url = url;
 	dl->m_options = options;
 	dl->m_sink.reset(new FileSink(path));
-	return std::shared_ptr<Download>(dl);
+	return dl;
 }
 
 void Download::addValidator(Validator * v)
diff --git a/api/logic/net/Download.h b/api/logic/net/Download.h
index 0188a8ae..fdc83d5e 100644
--- a/api/logic/net/Download.h
+++ b/api/logic/net/Download.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class MULTIMC_LOGIC_EXPORT Download : public NetAction
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public: /* types */
-	typedef std::shared_ptr<class Download> Ptr;
+	typedef shared_qobject_ptr<class Download> Ptr;
 	enum class Option
 	{
 		NoOptions = 0,
diff --git a/api/logic/net/NetAction.h b/api/logic/net/NetAction.h
index bbd4a4be..667484d1 100644
--- a/api/logic/net/NetAction.h
+++ b/api/logic/net/NetAction.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "multimc_logic_export.h"
 
-typedef std::shared_ptr<class NetAction> NetActionPtr;
+typedef shared_qobject_ptr<class NetAction> NetActionPtr;
 class MULTIMC_LOGIC_EXPORT NetAction : public Task
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/api/logic/screenshots/ImgurAlbumCreation.h b/api/logic/screenshots/ImgurAlbumCreation.h
index af5b9a2f..dd398491 100644
--- a/api/logic/screenshots/ImgurAlbumCreation.h
+++ b/api/logic/screenshots/ImgurAlbumCreation.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "multimc_logic_export.h"
 
-typedef std::shared_ptr<class ImgurAlbumCreation> ImgurAlbumCreationPtr;
+typedef shared_qobject_ptr<class ImgurAlbumCreation> ImgurAlbumCreationPtr;
 class MULTIMC_LOGIC_EXPORT ImgurAlbumCreation : public NetAction
 {
 public:
diff --git a/api/logic/screenshots/ImgurUpload.h b/api/logic/screenshots/ImgurUpload.h
index 4fcf5233..fed650f0 100644
--- a/api/logic/screenshots/ImgurUpload.h
+++ b/api/logic/screenshots/ImgurUpload.h
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "net/NetAction.h"
 #include "Screenshot.h"
+#include "QObjectPtr.h"
 
 #include "multimc_logic_export.h"
 
-typedef std::shared_ptr<class ImgurUpload> ImgurUploadPtr;
+typedef shared_qobject_ptr<class ImgurUpload> ImgurUploadPtr;
 class MULTIMC_LOGIC_EXPORT ImgurUpload : public NetAction
 {
 public:
diff --git a/api/logic/translations/TranslationsModel.cpp b/api/logic/translations/TranslationsModel.cpp
index 868aa98f..bbd4b47d 100644
--- a/api/logic/translations/TranslationsModel.cpp
+++ b/api/logic/translations/TranslationsModel.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct TranslationsModel::Private
 	std::unique_ptr<QTranslator> m_qt_translator;
 	std::unique_ptr<QTranslator> m_app_translator;
 
-	std::shared_ptr<Net::Download> m_index_task;
+	Net::Download::Ptr m_index_task;
 	QString m_downloadingTranslation;
 	NetJobPtr m_dl_job;
 	NetJobPtr m_index_job;