diff --git a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Graphs/c_api.graph.cs b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Graphs/c_api.graph.cs
index 888c4fea..971e5ddf 100644
--- a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Graphs/c_api.graph.cs
+++ b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Graphs/c_api.graph.cs
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         /// <param name="status">TF_Status*</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         [DllImport(TensorFlowLibName)]
-        public static extern IntPtr TF_LoadSessionFromSavedModel(IntPtr session_options, IntPtr run_options,
+        public static extern IntPtr TF_LoadSessionFromSavedModel(SafeSessionOptionsHandle session_options, IntPtr run_options,
             string export_dir, string[] tags, int tags_len,
             IntPtr graph, ref TF_Buffer meta_graph_def, SafeStatusHandle status);
 
diff --git a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/BaseSession.cs b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/BaseSession.cs
index 8f8e3f9f..76d434b4 100644
--- a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/BaseSession.cs
+++ b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/BaseSession.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
                 lock (Locks.ProcessWide)
                 {
                     status = status ?? new Status();
-                    _handle = c_api.TF_NewSession(_graph, opts, status.Handle);
+                    _handle = c_api.TF_NewSession(_graph, opts.Handle, status.Handle);
                     status.Check(true);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/SafeSessionOptionsHandle.cs b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/SafeSessionOptionsHandle.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95109cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/SafeSessionOptionsHandle.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+   Copyright 2018 The TensorFlow.NET Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+******************************************************************************/
+
+using System;
+using Tensorflow.Util;
+
+namespace Tensorflow
+{
+    public sealed class SafeSessionOptionsHandle : SafeTensorflowHandle
+    {
+        public SafeSessionOptionsHandle()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public SafeSessionOptionsHandle(IntPtr handle)
+            : base(handle)
+        {
+        }
+
+        protected override bool ReleaseHandle()
+        {
+            c_api.TF_DeleteSessionOptions(handle);
+            SetHandle(IntPtr.Zero);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/Session.cs b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/Session.cs
index bda3acbd..6de2c606 100644
--- a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/Session.cs
+++ b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/Session.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
                 IntPtr sess;
                 try
                 {
-                    sess = c_api.TF_LoadSessionFromSavedModel(opt,
+                    sess = c_api.TF_LoadSessionFromSavedModel(opt.Handle,
                         IntPtr.Zero,
                         path,
                         tags,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace Tensorflow
                     status.Check(true);
                 } catch (TensorflowException ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("Could not find SavedModel"))
                 {
-                    sess = c_api.TF_LoadSessionFromSavedModel(opt,
+                    sess = c_api.TF_LoadSessionFromSavedModel(opt.Handle,
                         IntPtr.Zero,
                         Path.GetFullPath(path),
                         tags,
diff --git a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/SessionOptions.cs b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/SessionOptions.cs
index 56f13628..00923d14 100644
--- a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/SessionOptions.cs
+++ b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/SessionOptions.cs
@@ -16,44 +16,36 @@
 
 using Google.Protobuf;
 using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace Tensorflow
 {
-    internal class SessionOptions : DisposableObject
+    internal sealed class SessionOptions : IDisposable
     {
+        public SafeSessionOptionsHandle Handle { get; }
+
         public SessionOptions(string target = "", ConfigProto config = null)
         {
-            _handle = c_api.TF_NewSessionOptions();
-            c_api.TF_SetTarget(_handle, target);
+            Handle = c_api.TF_NewSessionOptions();
+            c_api.TF_SetTarget(Handle, target);
             if (config != null)
                 SetConfig(config);
         }
 
-        public SessionOptions(IntPtr handle)
-        {
-            _handle = handle;
-        }
-
-        protected override void DisposeUnmanagedResources(IntPtr handle)
-            => c_api.TF_DeleteSessionOptions(handle);
+        public void Dispose()
+            => Handle.Dispose();
 
-        private void SetConfig(ConfigProto config)
+        private unsafe void SetConfig(ConfigProto config)
         {
             var bytes = config.ToByteArray();
-            var proto = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(bytes.Length);
-            Marshal.Copy(bytes, 0, proto, bytes.Length);
 
-            using (var status = new Status())
+            fixed (byte* proto2 = bytes)
             {
-                c_api.TF_SetConfig(_handle, proto, (ulong)bytes.Length, status.Handle);
-                status.Check(false);
+                using (var status = new Status())
+                {
+                    c_api.TF_SetConfig(Handle, (IntPtr)proto2, (ulong)bytes.Length, status.Handle);
+                    status.Check(false);
+                }
             }
-
-            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(proto);
         }
-
-        public static implicit operator IntPtr(SessionOptions opts) => opts._handle;
-        public static implicit operator SessionOptions(IntPtr handle) => new SessionOptions(handle);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/c_api.session.cs b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/c_api.session.cs
index 7082c617..8ac4d53e 100644
--- a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/c_api.session.cs
+++ b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Sessions/c_api.session.cs
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         /// <param name="status">TF_Status*</param>
         /// <returns>TF_Session*</returns>
         [DllImport(TensorFlowLibName)]
-        public static extern IntPtr TF_NewSession(IntPtr graph, IntPtr opts, SafeStatusHandle status);
+        public static extern IntPtr TF_NewSession(IntPtr graph, SafeSessionOptionsHandle opts, SafeStatusHandle status);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Return a new options object.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>TF_SessionOptions*</returns>
         [DllImport(TensorFlowLibName)]
-        public static extern unsafe IntPtr TF_NewSessionOptions();
+        public static extern SafeSessionOptionsHandle TF_NewSessionOptions();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Run the graph associated with the session starting with the supplied inputs
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ namespace Tensorflow
         /// <param name="proto_len">size_t</param>
         /// <param name="status">TF_Status*</param>
         [DllImport(TensorFlowLibName)]
-        public static extern void TF_SetConfig(IntPtr options, IntPtr proto, ulong proto_len, SafeStatusHandle status);
+        public static extern void TF_SetConfig(SafeSessionOptionsHandle options, IntPtr proto, ulong proto_len, SafeStatusHandle status);
 
         [DllImport(TensorFlowLibName)]
-        public static extern void TF_SetTarget(IntPtr options, string target);
+        public static extern void TF_SetTarget(SafeSessionOptionsHandle options, string target);
     }
 }