diff --git a/bonobo/config/configurables.py b/bonobo/config/configurables.py
index 1d4fdb2..77801fa 100644
--- a/bonobo/config/configurables.py
+++ b/bonobo/config/configurables.py
@@ -26,16 +26,19 @@ class ConfigurableMeta(type):
                     if isinstance(value, ContextProcessor):
                         cls.__processors__.append(value)
                     else:
+                        if not value.name:
+                            value.name = name
+
                         if isinstance(value, Method):
                             if cls.__wrappable__:
                                 raise ConfigurationError(
                                     'Cannot define more than one "Method" option in a configurable. That may change in the future.'
                                 )
                             cls.__wrappable__ = name
-                        if not value.name:
-                            value.name = name
+
                         if not name in cls.__options__:
                             cls.__options__[name] = value
+
                         if value.positional:
                             cls.__positional_options__.append(name)
 
@@ -53,11 +56,9 @@ class Configurable(metaclass=ConfigurableMeta):
 
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         if cls.__wrappable__ and len(args) == 1 and hasattr(args[0], '__call__'):
-            wrapped, args = args[0], args[1:]
-            return type(wrapped.__name__, (cls, ), {cls.__wrappable__: wrapped})
+            return type(args[0].__name__, (cls,), {cls.__wrappable__: args[0]})
 
-        # XXX is that correct ??? how does it pass args/kwargs to __init__ ???
-        return super().__new__(cls)
+        return super(Configurable, cls).__new__(cls)
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__()
diff --git a/bonobo/config/options.py b/bonobo/config/options.py
index 7fbdf54..545d1ca 100644
--- a/bonobo/config/options.py
+++ b/bonobo/config/options.py
@@ -67,11 +67,12 @@ class Option:
     def __set__(self, inst, value):
         inst.__options_values__[self.name] = self.clean(value)
 
+    def clean(self, value):
+        return self.type(value) if self.type else value
+
     def get_default(self):
         return self.default() if callable(self.default) else self.default
 
-    def clean(self, value):
-        return self.type(value) if self.type else value
 
 
 class Method(Option):
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ class Method(Option):
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__(None, required=False, positional=True)
+        super().__init__(None, required=False)
 
     def __get__(self, inst, typ):
         if not self.name in inst.__options_values__:
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ class Method(Option):
         return inst.__options_values__[self.name]
 
     def __set__(self, inst, value):
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            raise ValueError('should be callable')
         inst.__options_values__[self.name] = self.type(value) if self.type else value
 
     def clean(self, value):
diff --git a/tests/test_config_method.py b/tests/test_config_method.py
index 2798b31..dbca538 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_method.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_method.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class MethodBasedConfigurable(Configurable):
 
 def test_one_wrapper_only():
     with pytest.raises(ConfigurationError):
-
         class TwoMethods(Configurable):
             h1 = Method()
             h2 = Method()
@@ -28,7 +27,12 @@ def test_define_with_decorator():
     def Concrete(self, *args, **kwargs):
         calls.append((args, kwargs, ))
 
+    print('handler', Concrete.handler)
+
+    assert callable(Concrete.handler)
     t = Concrete('foo', bar='baz')
+
+    assert callable(t.handler)
     assert len(calls) == 0
     t()
     assert len(calls) == 1
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ def test_define_with_argument():
         calls.append((args, kwargs, ))
 
     t = MethodBasedConfigurable('foo', bar='baz', handler=concrete_handler)
+    assert callable(t.handler)
     assert len(calls) == 0
     t()
     assert len(calls) == 1
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ def test_define_with_inheritance():
             calls.append((args, kwargs, ))
 
     t = Inheriting('foo', bar='baz')
+    assert callable(t.handler)
     assert len(calls) == 0
     t()
     assert len(calls) == 1
@@ -69,7 +75,9 @@ def test_inheritance_then_decorate():
     def Concrete(self, *args, **kwargs):
         calls.append((args, kwargs, ))
 
+    assert callable(Concrete.handler)
     t = Concrete('foo', bar='baz')
+    assert callable(t.handler)
     assert len(calls) == 0
     t()
     assert len(calls) == 1