diff --git a/src/vt/registry/auto/collection/auto_registry_collection.impl.h b/src/vt/registry/auto/collection/auto_registry_collection.impl.h
index b2b6a31660..384e5d7eb3 100644
--- a/src/vt/registry/auto/collection/auto_registry_collection.impl.h
+++ b/src/vt/registry/auto/collection/auto_registry_collection.impl.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ inline AutoActiveCollectionType getAutoHandlerCollection(
   HandlerType const& handler
 ) {
   using ContainerType = AutoActiveCollectionContainerType;
+
   auto const han_id = HandlerManagerType::getHandlerIdentifier(handler);
   return getAutoRegistryGen<ContainerType>().at(han_id).getFun();
 }
@@ -65,15 +66,18 @@ inline HandlerType makeAutoHandlerCollection() {
   using RegInfoType = AutoRegInfoType<AutoActiveCollectionType>;
   using FuncType = ActiveColFnPtrType;
 
-  auto han = RunnableGen<FunctorT, ContainerType, RegInfoType, FuncType>::idx;
-  HandlerManager::setHandlerMember(han, false);
-  return han;
+  auto const id =
+    RunnableGen<FunctorT, ContainerType, RegInfoType, FuncType>::idx;
+  auto handler = HandlerManager::makeHandler(false, false, id);
+  HandlerManager::setHandlerMember(handler, false);
+  return handler;
 }
 
 inline AutoActiveCollectionMemType getAutoHandlerCollectionMem(
   HandlerType const& handler
 ) {
   using ContainerType = AutoActiveCollectionMemContainerType;
+
   auto const han_id = HandlerManagerType::getHandlerIdentifier(handler);
   return getAutoRegistryGen<ContainerType>().at(han_id).getFun();
 }
@@ -87,9 +91,11 @@ inline HandlerType makeAutoHandlerCollectionMem() {
   using RegInfoType = AutoRegInfoType<AutoActiveCollectionMemType>;
   using FuncType = ActiveColMemberFnPtrType;
 
-  auto han = RunnableGen<FunctorT, ContainerType, RegInfoType, FuncType>::idx;
-  HandlerManager::setHandlerMember(han, true);
-  return han;
+  auto const id =
+    RunnableGen<FunctorT, ContainerType, RegInfoType, FuncType>::idx;
+  auto handler = HandlerManager::makeHandler(false, false, id);
+  HandlerManager::setHandlerMember(handler, true);
+  return handler;
 }
 
 template <typename ColT, typename MsgT, ActiveColTypedFnType<MsgT, ColT>* f>
diff --git a/src/vt/registry/auto/rdma/auto_registry_rdma.impl.h b/src/vt/registry/auto/rdma/auto_registry_rdma.impl.h
index ec01f4141b..6cd3ff089a 100644
--- a/src/vt/registry/auto/rdma/auto_registry_rdma.impl.h
+++ b/src/vt/registry/auto/rdma/auto_registry_rdma.impl.h
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ namespace vt { namespace auto_registry {
 
 inline AutoActiveRDMAPutType getAutoHandlerRDMAPut(HandlerType const& handler) {
   using ContainerType = AutoActiveRDMAPutContainerType;
-  return getAutoRegistryGen<ContainerType>().at(handler).getFun();
+
+  auto const han_id = HandlerManager::getHandlerIdentifier(handler);
+  return getAutoRegistryGen<ContainerType>().at(han_id).getFun();
 }
 
 template <typename MsgT, ActiveTypedRDMAPutFnType<MsgT>* f>
@@ -63,12 +65,17 @@ inline HandlerType makeAutoHandlerRDMAPut() {
   using ContainerType = AutoActiveRDMAPutContainerType;
   using RegInfoType = AutoRegInfoType<AutoActiveRDMAPutType>;
   using FuncType = ActiveRDMAPutFnPtrType;
-  return RunnableGen<FunctorT, ContainerType, RegInfoType, FuncType>::idx;
+
+  auto const id =
+    RunnableGen<FunctorT, ContainerType, RegInfoType, FuncType>::idx;
+  return HandlerManager::makeHandler(false, false, id);
 }
 
 inline AutoActiveRDMAGetType getAutoHandlerRDMAGet(HandlerType const& handler) {
   using ContainerType = AutoActiveRDMAGetContainerType;
-  return getAutoRegistryGen<ContainerType>().at(handler).getFun();
+
+  auto const han_id = HandlerManager::getHandlerIdentifier(handler);
+  return getAutoRegistryGen<ContainerType>().at(han_id).getFun();
 }
 
 template <typename MsgT, ActiveTypedRDMAGetFnType<MsgT>* f>
@@ -77,9 +84,11 @@ inline HandlerType makeAutoHandlerRDMAGet() {
   using ContainerType = AutoActiveRDMAGetContainerType;
   using RegInfoType = AutoRegInfoType<AutoActiveRDMAGetType>;
   using FuncType = ActiveRDMAGetFnPtrType;
-  return RunnableGen<FunctorT, ContainerType, RegInfoType, FuncType>::idx;
-}
 
+  auto const id =
+    RunnableGen<FunctorT, ContainerType, RegInfoType, FuncType>::idx;
+  return HandlerManager::makeHandler(false, false, id);
+}
 
 }} /* end namespace vt::auto_registry */
 
diff --git a/src/vt/registry/auto/vc/auto_registry_vc_impl.h b/src/vt/registry/auto/vc/auto_registry_vc_impl.h
index f9a26a0df6..194f0014ef 100644
--- a/src/vt/registry/auto/vc/auto_registry_vc_impl.h
+++ b/src/vt/registry/auto/vc/auto_registry_vc_impl.h
@@ -61,12 +61,17 @@ inline HandlerType makeAutoHandlerVC() {
   using ContainerType = AutoActiveVCContainerType;
   using RegInfoType = AutoRegInfoType<AutoActiveVCType>;
   using FuncType = ActiveVirtualFnPtrType;
-  return RunnableGen<FunctorT, ContainerType, RegInfoType, FuncType>::idx;
+
+  auto const id =
+    RunnableGen<FunctorT, ContainerType, RegInfoType, FuncType>::idx;
+  return HandlerManager::makeHandler(false, false, id);
 }
 
 inline AutoActiveVCType getAutoHandlerVC(HandlerType const& handler) {
   using ContainerType = AutoActiveVCContainerType;
-  return getAutoRegistryGen<ContainerType>().at(handler).getFun();
+
+  auto const han_id = HandlerManager::getHandlerIdentifier(handler);
+  return getAutoRegistryGen<ContainerType>().at(han_id).getFun();
 }
 
 }} // end namespace vt::auto_registry