diff --git a/clr-host.cabal b/clr-host.cabal
--- a/clr-host.cabal
+++ b/clr-host.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                clr-host
-version:             0.2.0
+version:             0.2.0.1
 synopsis:            Hosting the Common Language Runtime
 description:         clr-host is a library that provides the ability to host (also known as embed) the
                      common language runtime within the current Haskell process. Generally you'll only
diff --git a/src/Clr/Host.hs b/src/Clr/Host.hs
--- a/src/Clr/Host.hs
+++ b/src/Clr/Host.hs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE CPP, RankNTypes, ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 
-module Clr.Host where
+module Clr.Host (startClr, stopClr, withClr) where
 
+import Control.Exception
 import Clr.Marshal
 
 import Clr.Host.Config
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 import Foreign.Ptr
 
 
+{-# DEPRECATED startClr, stopClr "Use withClr" #-}
 startClr :: IO ()
 startClr = do
   ClrHostConfig hostType <- getClrHostConfig
@@ -42,7 +44,8 @@
 stopClr :: IO ()
 stopClr = putStrLn "stopClr"
 
-
+withClr :: IO a -> IO a
+withClr = bracket_ startClr stopClr
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/Clr/Host/DotNet.hs b/src/Clr/Host/DotNet.hs
--- a/src/Clr/Host/DotNet.hs
+++ b/src/Clr/Host/DotNet.hs
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@
 foreign import ccall "dotNetHost.c setHostRefs"        setHostRefs        :: ICorRuntimeHost -> ICLRRuntimeHost -> IO ()
 
 #if x86_64_HOST_ARCH
-foreign import ccall __unregister_hs_exception_handler :: IO ()
-unregister_hs_exception_handler = __unregister_hs_exception_handler
+-- 1. binding to __unregister_hs_exception_handler doesn't work reliably e.g. in ghci
+-- 2. Calling unregister_hs_exception_handler crashes if no exception handler has been registered previously.
+--    This is a problem in 8.2 where it appears the handler is not installed at startup and "main = startClr" crashes.
+-- foreign import ccall __unregister_hs_exception_handler :: IO ()
+unregister_hs_exception_handler = return () -- __unregister_hs_exception_handler
 #else
 -- symbol has extra leading underscore on 32 bit apprently
 --foreign import ccall ___unregister_hs_exception_handler :: IO ()