diff --git a/base/asynctask.cpp b/base/asynctask.cpp
index 229aed342..c7c0ffe42 100644
--- a/base/asynctask.cpp
+++ b/base/asynctask.cpp
@@ -1,53 +1,81 @@
-/******************************************************************************
- * Icinga 2                                                                   *
- * Copyright (C) 2012 Icinga Development Team (http://www.icinga.org/)        *
- *                                                                            *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or              *
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License                *
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2             *
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.                     *
- *                                                                            *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,            *
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of             *
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the              *
- * GNU General Public License for more details.                               *
- *                                                                            *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License          *
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation     *
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.             *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
 #include "i2-base.h"
 
 using namespace icinga;
 
-AsyncTask::AsyncTask(const AsyncTask::CompletionCallback& completionCallback)
-	: m_Finished(false), m_CompletionCallback(completionCallback)
+/**
+ * Constructor for the AsyncTaskBase class.
+ */
+AsyncTaskBase::AsyncTaskBase(void)
+	: m_Finished(false), m_ResultRetrieved(false)
 { }
 
-AsyncTask::~AsyncTask(void)
+/**
+ * Destructor for the AsyncTaskBase class.
+ */
+AsyncTaskBase::~AsyncTaskBase(void)
 {
 	if (!m_Finished) {
 		Logger::Write(LogCritical, "base", "Contract violation: "
-		    "AsyncTask was destroyed before its completion callback was invoked.");
+			"AsyncTask was destroyed before its completion callback was invoked.");
+	} else if (!m_ResultRetrieved) {
+		Logger::Write(LogCritical, "base", "Contract violation: "
+			"AsyncTask was destroyed before its result was retrieved.");
 	}
 }
 
-void AsyncTask::Start(void)
+/**
+ * Starts the async task. The caller must hold a reference to the AsyncTask
+ * object until the completion callback is invoked.
+ */
+void AsyncTaskBase::Start(void)
 {
 	assert(Application::IsMainThread());
 
-	Run();
+	CallWithExceptionGuard(boost::bind(&AsyncTaskBase::Run, this));
 }
 
-void AsyncTask::Finish(void)
+/**
+ * Finishes the task using an exception.
+ *
+ * @param ex The exception.
+ */
+void AsyncTaskBase::Finish(const boost::exception_ptr& ex)
 {
-	Event::Post(boost::bind(&AsyncTask::ForwardCallback, static_cast<AsyncTask::Ptr>(GetSelf())));
+	m_Exception = ex;
+
+	FinishInternal();
 }
 
-void AsyncTask::ForwardCallback(void)
+/**
+ * Finishes the task and causes the completion callback to be invoked. This
+ * function must be called before the object is destroyed.
+ */
+void AsyncTaskBase::FinishInternal(void)
 {
-	m_CompletionCallback(GetSelf());
-	m_CompletionCallback = CompletionCallback();
-	m_Finished = true;
+	assert(!m_Finished);
+
+	Event::Post(boost::bind(&AsyncTaskBase::InvokeCompletionCallback,
+	    static_cast<AsyncTaskBase::Ptr>(GetSelf())));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Invokes the provided callback function and catches any exceptions it throws.
+ * Exceptions are stored into the task so that they can be re-thrown when the
+ * task owner calls GetResult().
+ *
+ * @param task The task where exceptions should be saved.
+ * @param function The function that should be invoked.
+ * @returns true if no exception occured, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool AsyncTaskBase::CallWithExceptionGuard(function<void ()> function)
+{
+	try {
+		function();
+
+		return true;
+	} catch (const exception&) {
+		Finish(boost::current_exception());
+
+		return false;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/base/asynctask.h b/base/asynctask.h
index 762c037c3..7569cfab8 100644
--- a/base/asynctask.h
+++ b/base/asynctask.h
@@ -23,29 +23,98 @@
 namespace icinga
 {
 
-class I2_BASE_API AsyncTask : public Object
+class I2_BASE_API AsyncTaskBase : public Object
 {
 public:
-	typedef shared_ptr<AsyncTask> Ptr;
-	typedef weak_ptr<AsyncTask> WeakPtr;
+	typedef shared_ptr<AsyncTaskBase> Ptr;
+	typedef weak_ptr<AsyncTaskBase> WeakPtr;
 
-	typedef function<void (const AsyncTask::Ptr&)> CompletionCallback;
-
-	AsyncTask(const CompletionCallback& completionCallback);
-	~AsyncTask(void);
+	AsyncTaskBase(void);
+	~AsyncTaskBase(void);
 
 	void Start(void);
+	void Finish(const boost::exception_ptr& ex);
 
-	void Finish(void);
+	bool CallWithExceptionGuard(function<void ()> function);
 
 protected:
 	virtual void Run(void) = 0;
 
-private:
-	void ForwardCallback(void);
+	virtual void InvokeCompletionCallback(void) = 0;
 
-	bool m_Finished;
-	CompletionCallback m_CompletionCallback;
+	void FinishInternal(void);
+
+	bool m_Finished; /**< Whether the task is finished. */
+	bool m_ResultRetrieved; /**< Whether the result was retrieved. */
+	boost::exception_ptr m_Exception;
+};
+
+/**
+ * An asynchronous task.
+ *
+ * @ingroup base
+ */
+ template<typename TClass, typename TResult>
+class AsyncTask : public AsyncTaskBase
+{
+public:
+	typedef shared_ptr<AsyncTask<TClass, TResult> > Ptr;
+	typedef weak_ptr<AsyncTask<TClass, TResult> > WeakPtr;
+
+	typedef function<void (const typename shared_ptr<TClass>&)> CompletionCallback;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor for the AsyncTask class.
+	 *
+	 * @param completionCallback Function that is called when the task is completed.
+	 */
+	AsyncTask(const CompletionCallback& completionCallback)
+		: m_CompletionCallback(completionCallback)
+	{ }
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves the result of the task. Throws an exception if one is stored in
+	 * the AsyncTask object.
+	 *
+	 * @returns The task's result.
+	 */
+	TResult GetResult(void)
+	{
+		if (!m_Finished)
+			throw runtime_error("GetResult called on an unfinished AsyncTask");
+
+		if (m_ResultRetrieved)
+			throw runtime_error("GetResult called on an AsyncTask whose result was already retrieved.");
+
+		if (m_Exception)
+			boost::rethrow_exception(m_Exception);
+
+		return m_Result;
+	}
+
+	void Finish(const TResult& result)
+	{
+		m_Result = result;
+		FinishInternal();
+	}
+
+private:
+	/**
+	 * Used by the Finish method to proxy the completion callback into the main
+	 * thread. Invokes the completion callback and marks the task as finished.
+	 */
+	virtual void InvokeCompletionCallback(void)
+	{
+		m_Finished = true;
+		m_CompletionCallback(GetSelf());
+
+		/* Clear callback because the bound function might hold a
+		 * reference to this task. */
+		m_CompletionCallback = CompletionCallback();
+	}
+
+	CompletionCallback m_CompletionCallback; /**< The completion callback. */
+	TResult m_Result; /**< The task's result. */
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/base/base.vcxproj.filters b/base/base.vcxproj.filters
index b033e23c3..d871a78cf 100644
--- a/base/base.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/base/base.vcxproj.filters
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@
     <ClCompile Include="process.cpp">
       <Filter>Quelldateien</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="asynctask.cpp">
-      <Filter>Quelldateien</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="scriptfunction.cpp">
       <Filter>Quelldateien</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="scripttask.cpp">
       <Filter>Quelldateien</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="asynctask.cpp">
+      <Filter>Quelldateien</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="application.h">
diff --git a/base/configobject.cpp b/base/configobject.cpp
index 14c526ba6..bd4f56577 100644
--- a/base/configobject.cpp
+++ b/base/configobject.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void ConfigObject::RemoveTag(const string& key)
 }
 
 ScriptTask::Ptr ConfigObject::InvokeHook(const string& hook,
-    const vector<Variant>& arguments, AsyncTask::CompletionCallback callback)
+    const vector<Variant>& arguments, ScriptTask::CompletionCallback callback)
 {
 	Dictionary::Ptr hooks;
 	string funcName;
diff --git a/base/configobject.h b/base/configobject.h
index 293feda81..0e9f2213c 100644
--- a/base/configobject.h
+++ b/base/configobject.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
 	void RemoveTag(const string& key);
 
 	ScriptTask::Ptr InvokeHook(const string& hook,
-	    const vector<Variant>& arguments, AsyncTask::CompletionCallback callback);
+	    const vector<Variant>& arguments, ScriptTask::CompletionCallback callback);
 
 	string GetType(void) const;
 	string GetName(void) const;
diff --git a/base/process.cpp b/base/process.cpp
index 23bde9c51..7e92b1cc2 100644
--- a/base/process.cpp
+++ b/base/process.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void Process::WorkerThreadProc(void)
 					it++;
 					tasks.erase(prev);
 
-					task->Finish();
+					task->Finish(task->m_Result);
 				} else {
 					it++;
 				}
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ void Process::WorkerThreadProc(void)
 
 			lock.unlock();
 
-			if (!task->InitTask()) {
-				task->Finish();
-			} else {
+			if (task->CallWithExceptionGuard(boost::bind(&Process::InitTask, task))) {
 				int fd = task->GetFD();
 				if (fd >= 0)
 					tasks[fd] = task;
@@ -125,9 +123,9 @@ void Process::WorkerThreadProc(void)
 	}
 }
 
-bool Process::InitTask(void)
+void Process::InitTask(void)
 {
-	time(&m_ExecutionStart);
+	time(&m_Result.ExecutionStart);
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 	m_FP = _popen(m_Command.c_str(), "r");
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ bool Process::InitTask(void)
 		m_FP = popen_noshell_compat(m_Command.c_str(), "r",
 		    (popen_noshell_pass_to_pclose *)m_PCloseArg);
 
-		if (m_FP == NULL) // TODO: add check for valgrind
+		if (m_FP == NULL)
 			m_UsePopen = true;
 	}
 
@@ -146,13 +144,8 @@ bool Process::InitTask(void)
 		m_FP = popen(m_Command.c_str(), "r");
 #endif /* _MSC_VER */
 
-	if (m_FP == NULL) {
-		m_ExitStatus = 128;
-		m_ExecutionEnd = m_ExecutionStart;
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
+	if (m_FP == NULL)
+		throw runtime_error("Could not create process.");
 }
 
 bool Process::RunTask(void)
@@ -180,7 +173,7 @@ bool Process::RunTask(void)
 	}
 #endif /* _MSC_VER */
 
-	time(&m_ExecutionEnd);
+	time(&m_Result.ExecutionEnd);
 
 #ifndef _MSC_VER
 	if (WIFEXITED(status)) {
@@ -204,8 +197,8 @@ bool Process::RunTask(void)
 	}
 #endif /* _MSC_VER */
 
-	m_ExitStatus = exitcode;
-	m_Output = output;
+	m_Result.ExitStatus = exitcode;
+	m_Result.Output = output;
 
 	return false;
 }
@@ -215,23 +208,3 @@ int Process::GetFD(void) const
 	return fileno(m_FP);
 }
 
-long Process::GetExitStatus(void) const
-{
-	return m_ExitStatus;
-}
-
-string Process::GetOutput(void) const
-{
-	return m_Output;
-}
-
-time_t Process::GetExecutionStart(void) const
-{
-	return m_ExecutionStart;
-}
-
-time_t Process::GetExecutionEnd(void) const
-{
-	return m_ExecutionEnd;
-}
-
diff --git a/base/process.h b/base/process.h
index ec9bde5b9..03623f8df 100644
--- a/base/process.h
+++ b/base/process.h
@@ -23,7 +23,15 @@
 namespace icinga
 {
 
-class I2_BASE_API Process : public AsyncTask
+struct ProcessResult
+{
+	time_t ExecutionStart;
+	time_t ExecutionEnd;
+	long ExitStatus;
+	string Output;
+};
+
+class I2_BASE_API Process : public AsyncTask<Process, ProcessResult>
 {
 public:
 	typedef shared_ptr<Process> Ptr;
@@ -33,12 +41,6 @@ public:
 
 	Process(const string& command, const CompletionCallback& completionCallback);
 
-	time_t GetExecutionStart(void) const;
-	time_t GetExecutionEnd(void) const;
-
-	long GetExitStatus(void) const;
-	string GetOutput(void) const;
-
 private:
 	static bool m_ThreadCreated;
 
@@ -51,10 +53,7 @@ private:
 	void *m_PCloseArg;
 #endif /* _MSC_VER */
 
-	time_t m_ExecutionStart;
-	time_t m_ExecutionEnd;
-	long m_ExitStatus;
-	string m_Output;
+	ProcessResult m_Result;
 
 	virtual void Run(void);
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ private:
 
 	static void WorkerThreadProc(void);
 
-	bool InitTask(void);
+	void InitTask(void);
 	bool RunTask(void);
 
 	int GetFD(void) const;
diff --git a/base/scripttask.cpp b/base/scripttask.cpp
index be1bd0f58..9956d4e4e 100644
--- a/base/scripttask.cpp
+++ b/base/scripttask.cpp
@@ -10,13 +10,3 @@ void ScriptTask::Run(void)
 {
 	m_Function->Invoke(GetSelf(), m_Arguments);
 }
-
-void ScriptTask::SetResult(const Variant& result)
-{
-	m_Result = result;
-}
-
-Variant ScriptTask::GetResult(void)
-{
-	return m_Result;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/base/scripttask.h b/base/scripttask.h
index 20dbbc822..a3c933518 100644
--- a/base/scripttask.h
+++ b/base/scripttask.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 namespace icinga
 {
 
-class I2_BASE_API ScriptTask : public AsyncTask
+class I2_BASE_API ScriptTask : public AsyncTask<ScriptTask, Variant>
 {
 public:
 	typedef shared_ptr<ScriptTask> Ptr;
@@ -31,16 +31,12 @@ public:
 
 	ScriptTask(const ScriptFunction::Ptr& function, const vector<Variant>& arguments, CompletionCallback callback);
 
-	void SetResult(const Variant& result);
-	Variant GetResult(void);
-
 protected:
 	virtual void Run(void);
 
 private:
 	ScriptFunction::Ptr m_Function;
 	vector<Variant> m_Arguments;
-	Variant m_Result;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/cib/configobjectadapter.cpp b/cib/configobjectadapter.cpp
index eec2c19e7..4e9153d9a 100644
--- a/cib/configobjectadapter.cpp
+++ b/cib/configobjectadapter.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void ConfigObjectAdapter::RemoveTag(const string& key)
 }
 
 ScriptTask::Ptr ConfigObjectAdapter::InvokeHook(const string& hook,
-	const vector<Variant>& arguments, AsyncTask::CompletionCallback callback)
+	const vector<Variant>& arguments, ScriptTask::CompletionCallback callback)
 {
 	return m_ConfigObject->InvokeHook(hook, arguments, callback);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cib/configobjectadapter.h b/cib/configobjectadapter.h
index c4ff5dd18..07dc57c47 100644
--- a/cib/configobjectadapter.h
+++ b/cib/configobjectadapter.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 	void RemoveTag(const string& key);
 
 	ScriptTask::Ptr InvokeHook(const string& hook,
-	    const vector<Variant>& arguments, AsyncTask::CompletionCallback callback);
+	    const vector<Variant>& arguments, ScriptTask::CompletionCallback callback);
 
 private:
 	ConfigObject::Ptr m_ConfigObject;
diff --git a/cib/nagioschecktask.cpp b/cib/nagioschecktask.cpp
index deda3a816..5174d4da8 100644
--- a/cib/nagioschecktask.cpp
+++ b/cib/nagioschecktask.cpp
@@ -53,22 +53,21 @@ void NagiosCheckTask::ScriptFunc(const ScriptTask::Ptr& task, const vector<Varia
 	process->Start();
 }
 
-void NagiosCheckTask::ProcessFinishedHandler(const ScriptTask::Ptr& task, const AsyncTask::Ptr& aprocess, CheckResult result)
+void NagiosCheckTask::ProcessFinishedHandler(const ScriptTask::Ptr& task, const Process::Ptr& process, CheckResult result)
 {
-	Process::Ptr process = static_pointer_cast<Process>(aprocess);
+	ProcessResult pr;
+	pr = process->GetResult();
 
-	result.SetExecutionStart(process->GetExecutionStart());
-	result.SetExecutionEnd(process->GetExecutionEnd());
-
-	string output = process->GetOutput();
-	long exitcode = process->GetExitStatus();
+	result.SetExecutionStart(pr.ExecutionStart);
+	result.SetExecutionEnd(pr.ExecutionEnd);
 
+	string output = pr.Output;
 	boost::algorithm::trim(output);
 	ProcessCheckOutput(result, output);
 
 	ServiceState state;
 
-	switch (exitcode) {
+	switch (pr.ExitStatus) {
 		case 0:
 			state = StateOK;
 			break;
@@ -89,8 +88,7 @@ void NagiosCheckTask::ProcessFinishedHandler(const ScriptTask::Ptr& task, const
 	time(&now);
 	result.SetScheduleEnd(now);
 
-	task->SetResult(result.GetDictionary());
-	task->Finish();
+	task->Finish(result.GetDictionary());
 }
 
 void NagiosCheckTask::ProcessCheckOutput(CheckResult& result, const string& output)
@@ -129,5 +127,5 @@ void NagiosCheckTask::ProcessCheckOutput(CheckResult& result, const string& outp
 void NagiosCheckTask::Register(void)
 {
 	ScriptFunction::Ptr func = boost::make_shared<ScriptFunction>(&NagiosCheckTask::ScriptFunc);
-	ScriptFunction::Register("builtin::NagiosCheck", func);
+	ScriptFunction::Register("native::NagiosCheck", func);
 }
diff --git a/cib/nagioschecktask.h b/cib/nagioschecktask.h
index f24242514..483d1d6df 100644
--- a/cib/nagioschecktask.h
+++ b/cib/nagioschecktask.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public:
 	static void Register(void);
 
 private:
-	static void ProcessFinishedHandler(const ScriptTask::Ptr& task, const AsyncTask::Ptr& aprocess, CheckResult result);
+	static void ProcessFinishedHandler(const ScriptTask::Ptr& task, const Process::Ptr& process, CheckResult result);
 	static void ProcessCheckOutput(CheckResult& result, const string& output);
 };
 
diff --git a/components/checker/checkercomponent.cpp b/components/checker/checkercomponent.cpp
index f402125c6..7eabca487 100644
--- a/components/checker/checkercomponent.cpp
+++ b/components/checker/checkercomponent.cpp
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@ void CheckerComponent::CheckTimerHandler(void)
 	Logger::Write(LogInformation, "checker", msgbuf.str());
 }
 
-void CheckerComponent::CheckCompletedHandler(Service service, const AsyncTask::Ptr& atask)
+void CheckerComponent::CheckCompletedHandler(Service service, const ScriptTask::Ptr& task)
 {
-	ScriptTask::Ptr task = static_pointer_cast<ScriptTask>(atask);
-
 	service.RemoveTag("current_task");
 
 	/* if the service isn't in the set of pending services
diff --git a/components/checker/checkercomponent.h b/components/checker/checkercomponent.h
index ccddc69b9..dd98c64d3 100644
--- a/components/checker/checkercomponent.h
+++ b/components/checker/checkercomponent.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ private:
 	void CheckTimerHandler(void);
 	void ResultTimerHandler(void);
 
-	void CheckCompletedHandler(Service service, const AsyncTask::Ptr& atask);
+	void CheckCompletedHandler(Service service, const ScriptTask::Ptr& task);
 
 	void AdjustCheckTimer(void);
 
diff --git a/icinga-app/icinga-standalone.conf b/icinga-app/icinga-standalone.conf
index 87ff4dbf9..863cfb383 100644
--- a/icinga-app/icinga-standalone.conf
+++ b/icinga-app/icinga-standalone.conf
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ object host "localhost" {
 
 abstract object service "nagios-service" {
 	hooks = {
-		check = "builtin::NagiosCheck"
+		check = "native::NagiosCheck"
 	},
 
 	macros = {
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ abstract object service "nagios-service" {
 }
 
 abstract object service "ping" inherits "nagios-service" {
-	check_type = "nagios",
 	check_command = "$plugindir$/check_ping -H $address$",
 	check_interval = 30
 }
diff --git a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
index 53e202faf..3ca027a84 100644
--- a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
+++ b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ IcingaApplication::IcingaApplication(void)
 	: m_PidPath(DefaultPidPath)
 { }
 
-void TestScriptFunc(const ScriptTask::Ptr& task, const vector<Variant>& arguments)
-{
-	std::cout << "Got " << arguments.size() << " arguments." << std::endl;
-	task->Finish();
-}
-
 /**
  * The entry point for the Icinga application.
  *