diff --git a/src/WebApiContrib/MessageHandlers/LoggingHandler.cs b/src/WebApiContrib/MessageHandlers/LoggingHandler.cs
index e89864f..1792a83 100644
--- a/src/WebApiContrib/MessageHandlers/LoggingHandler.cs
+++ b/src/WebApiContrib/MessageHandlers/LoggingHandler.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Web;
 using WebApiContrib.Data;
 using WebApiContrib.Messages;
@@ -24,21 +26,19 @@ public LoggingHandler(HttpMessageHandler innerHandler, ILoggingRepository reposi
             _repository = repository;
         }
 
-        protected override System.Threading.Tasks.Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        protected override Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             // Log the request information
             LogRequestLoggingInfo(request);
 
             // Execute the request
-            var response = base.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken);
-
-            response.ContinueWith((responseMsg) =>
+            return base.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken).ContinueWith(task =>
             {
+            	var response = task.Result;
                 // Extract the response logging info then persist the information
-                LogResponseLoggingInfo(responseMsg.Result);
+                LogResponseLoggingInfo(response);
+            	return response;
             });
-
-            return response;
         }
 
         private void LogRequestLoggingInfo(HttpRequestMessage request)
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ private void LogRequestLoggingInfo(HttpRequestMessage request)
             if (request.Content != null)
             {
                 request.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync()
-                    .ContinueWith((task) =>
+                    .ContinueWith(task =>
                     {
-                        info.BodyContent = System.Text.UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetString(task.Result);
+                        info.BodyContent = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(task.Result);
                         _repository.Log(info);
 
                     });
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ private void LogResponseLoggingInfo(HttpResponseMessage response)
             if (response.Content != null)
             {
                 response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync()
-                    .ContinueWith(t =>
+                    .ContinueWith(task =>
                     {
-                        var responseMsg = System.Text.UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetString(t.Result);
+                        var responseMsg = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(task.Result);
                         info.BodyContent = responseMsg;
                         _repository.Log(info);
                     });
diff --git a/test/WebApiContribTests/MessageHandlers/EncodingHandlerTests.cs b/test/WebApiContribTests/MessageHandlers/EncodingHandlerTests.cs
index 2fc33d3..bf8f6f3 100644
--- a/test/WebApiContribTests/MessageHandlers/EncodingHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/test/WebApiContribTests/MessageHandlers/EncodingHandlerTests.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Web.Http;
 using NUnit.Framework;
-using WebApiContrib.Formatting;
 using WebApiContrib.MessageHandlers;
 using WebApiContribTests.Helpers;
 
@@ -32,14 +31,12 @@ public void Post_Lots_Of_Contacts_Using_EncodingHandler_Test()
                 content.Add(c);
             }
 
-        	var request = new HttpRequestMessage();
+            var request = new HttpRequestMessage();
             request.Content = new ObjectContent(typeof(List<Contact>), content, config.Formatters.JsonFormatter);
-        	client.PostAsync("http://anything/api/contacts", request.Content).ContinueWith(task =>
-        	{
-        		var response = task.Result;
-				Assert.IsNotNull(response);
-				Assert.IsTrue(response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Created);
-        	});
+            var response = client.PostAsync("http://anything/api/contacts", request.Content).Result;
+
+            Assert.IsNotNull(response);
+            Assert.IsTrue(response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Created);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/WebApiContribTests/MessageHandlers/LoggingHandlerTests.cs b/test/WebApiContribTests/MessageHandlers/LoggingHandlerTests.cs
index 99a678b..b6af5ae 100644
--- a/test/WebApiContribTests/MessageHandlers/LoggingHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/test/WebApiContribTests/MessageHandlers/LoggingHandlerTests.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Web.Http;
 using NUnit.Framework;
-using WebApiContrib.Formatting;
 using WebApiContrib.MessageHandlers;
 using WebApiContrib.Testing;
 using WebApiContribTests.Helpers;
@@ -29,20 +28,14 @@ public void Log_Simple_Request_Test_Should_Log_Request_And_Response()
             client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Clear();
             client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
 
-            var content = new List<Contact>();
-            var c = new Contact { Id = 1, Birthday = DateTime.Now.AddYears(-20) };
-            content.Add(c);
+            var content = new List<Contact> { new Contact { Id = 1, Birthday = DateTime.Now.AddYears(-20) } };
+            var request = new HttpRequestMessage { Content = new ObjectContent(typeof (List<Contact>), content, config.Formatters.JsonFormatter) };
+            var response = client.PostAsync("http://anything/api/contacts", request.Content).Result;
 
-        	var request = new HttpRequestMessage();
-            request.Content = new ObjectContent(typeof(List<Contact>), content, config.Formatters.JsonFormatter);
-        	client.PostAsync("http://anything/api/contacts", request.Content).ContinueWith(task =>
-        	{
-        		var response = task.Result;
-				Assert.IsNotNull(response);
-				Assert.AreEqual(2, dummyRepository.LogMessageCount);
-				Assert.IsTrue(dummyRepository.HasRequestMessageTypeBeenReceived, "No request message has been logged");
-				Assert.IsTrue(dummyRepository.HasResponseMessageTypeBeenReceived, "No Response message has been received");
-        	});
+            Assert.IsNotNull(response);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, dummyRepository.LogMessageCount);
+            Assert.IsTrue(dummyRepository.HasRequestMessageTypeBeenReceived, "No request message has been logged");
+            Assert.IsTrue(dummyRepository.HasResponseMessageTypeBeenReceived, "No Response message has been received");
         }
     }
 }