diff --git a/include/rcp.h b/include/rcp.h
index 0885d57..285a6b6 100644
--- a/include/rcp.h
+++ b/include/rcp.h
@@ -113,12 +113,14 @@ public:
         mutable std::atomic<int> ref_count{0}
 
 #define rcp_managed(classname) \
-    rcp<classname> get_rcp() \
-    { \
-        return rcp<classname>(this); \
-    } \
-    template <typename... Args> \
-    static rcp<classname> create(Args&&... args) \
-    { \
-        return (new classname(std::forward<Args>(args)...))->get_rcp(); \
-    }
+    public: \
+        rcp<classname> get_rcp() \
+        { \
+            return rcp<classname>(this); \
+        } \
+        template <typename... Args> \
+        static rcp<classname> create(Args&&... args) \
+        { \
+            return (new classname(std::forward<Args>(args)...))->get_rcp(); \
+        } \
+    private:
diff --git a/test/tests.cpp b/test/tests.cpp
index 59ad9fb..4d4be44 100644
--- a/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/test/tests.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ static int myderived_destruct;
 class MyBase
 {
     rcp_root();
+    rcp_managed(MyBase);
 
 protected:
     MyBase(int x, int y)
@@ -20,13 +21,12 @@ protected:
     {
         mybase_destruct++;
     }
-
-public:
-    rcp_managed(MyBase);
 };
 
 class MyDerived : public MyBase
 {
+    rcp_managed(MyDerived);
+
 protected:
     MyDerived(double v) : MyBase(1, 2)
     {
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ protected:
     {
         myderived_destruct++;
     }
-
-public:
-    rcp_managed(MyDerived)
 };
 
 void t1()