diff --git a/core/lib/src/listener/bind.rs b/core/lib/src/listener/bind.rs
index 67e4cf7d..72193af6 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/listener/bind.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/listener/bind.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-use crate::listener::{Endpoint, Listener};
+use std::error::Error;
 
-pub trait Bind<T>: Listener + 'static {
-    type Error: std::error::Error + Send + 'static;
+use crate::listener::{Endpoint, Listener};
+use crate::{Rocket, Ignite};
+
+pub trait Bind: Listener + 'static {
+    type Error: Error + Send + 'static;
 
     #[crate::async_bound(Send)]
-    async fn bind(to: T) -> Result<Self, Self::Error>;
+    async fn bind(rocket: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error>;
 
-    fn bind_endpoint(to: &T) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error>;
+    fn bind_endpoint(to: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error>;
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/src/listener/default.rs b/core/lib/src/listener/default.rs
index 24d39715..7d3a6111 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/listener/default.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/listener/default.rs
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ pub use private::DefaultListener;
 type Connection = crate::listener::tcp::TcpStream;
 
 #[cfg(doc)]
-impl<'r> Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>> for DefaultListener {
+impl Bind for DefaultListener {
     type Error = Error;
-    async fn bind(_: &'r Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Error>  { unreachable!() }
-    fn bind_endpoint(_: &&'r Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Error> { unreachable!() }
+    async fn bind(_: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Error>  { unreachable!() }
+    fn bind_endpoint(_: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Error> { unreachable!() }
 }
 
 #[cfg(doc)]
@@ -96,36 +96,36 @@ impl super::Listener for DefaultListener {
 pub type DefaultListener = private::Listener;
 
 #[cfg(not(doc))]
-impl<'r> Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>> for DefaultListener {
+impl Bind for DefaultListener {
     type Error = Error;
 
-    async fn bind(rocket: &'r Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+    async fn bind(rocket: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let config: Config = rocket.figment().extract()?;
         match config.address {
             #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
             Endpoint::Tcp(_) if config.tls.is_some() => {
-                let listener = <TlsListener<TcpListener> as Bind<_>>::bind(rocket).await?;
+                let listener = <TlsListener<TcpListener> as Bind>::bind(rocket).await?;
                 Ok(Left(Left(listener)))
             }
             Endpoint::Tcp(_) => {
-                let listener = <TcpListener as Bind<_>>::bind(rocket).await?;
+                let listener = <TcpListener as Bind>::bind(rocket).await?;
                 Ok(Right(Left(listener)))
             }
             #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "tls"))]
             Endpoint::Unix(_) if config.tls.is_some() => {
-                let listener = <TlsListener<UnixListener> as Bind<_>>::bind(rocket).await?;
+                let listener = <TlsListener<UnixListener> as Bind>::bind(rocket).await?;
                 Ok(Left(Right(listener)))
             }
             #[cfg(unix)]
             Endpoint::Unix(_) => {
-                let listener = <UnixListener as Bind<_>>::bind(rocket).await?;
+                let listener = <UnixListener as Bind>::bind(rocket).await?;
                 Ok(Right(Right(listener)))
             }
             endpoint => Err(Error::Unsupported(endpoint)),
         }
     }
 
-    fn bind_endpoint(rocket: &&'r Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error> {
+    fn bind_endpoint(rocket: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error> {
         let config: Config = rocket.figment().extract()?;
         Ok(config.address)
     }
diff --git a/core/lib/src/listener/tcp.rs b/core/lib/src/listener/tcp.rs
index 09348cba..ceeaa445 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/listener/tcp.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/listener/tcp.rs
@@ -20,22 +20,10 @@ pub use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
 use crate::{Ignite, Rocket};
 use crate::listener::{Bind, Connection, Endpoint, Listener};
 
-impl Bind<SocketAddr> for TcpListener {
-    type Error = std::io::Error;
-
-    async fn bind(addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Self::bind(addr).await
-    }
-
-    fn bind_endpoint(addr: &SocketAddr) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(Endpoint::Tcp(*addr))
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'r> Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>> for TcpListener {
+impl Bind for TcpListener {
     type Error = Either<figment::Error, io::Error>;
 
-    async fn bind(rocket: &'r Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+    async fn bind(rocket: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let endpoint = Self::bind_endpoint(&rocket)?;
         let addr = endpoint.tcp()
             .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("internal error: invalid endpoint"))
@@ -44,7 +32,7 @@ impl<'r> Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>> for TcpListener {
         Self::bind(addr).await.map_err(Right)
     }
 
-    fn bind_endpoint(rocket: &&'r Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error> {
+    fn bind_endpoint(rocket: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error> {
         let figment = rocket.figment();
         let mut address = Endpoint::fetch(figment, "tcp", "address", |e| {
             let default = SocketAddr::new(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST.into(), 8000);
diff --git a/core/lib/src/listener/unix.rs b/core/lib/src/listener/unix.rs
index dac1faec..a6992a7a 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/listener/unix.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/listener/unix.rs
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ impl UnixListener {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>> for UnixListener {
+impl Bind for UnixListener {
     type Error = Either<figment::Error, io::Error>;
 
-    async fn bind(rocket: &'r Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+    async fn bind(rocket: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let endpoint = Self::bind_endpoint(&rocket)?;
         let path = endpoint.unix()
             .ok_or_else(|| Right(io::Error::other("internal error: invalid endpoint")))?;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl<'r> Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>> for UnixListener {
         Ok(Self::bind(path, reuse.unwrap_or(true)).await.map_err(Right)?)
     }
 
-    fn bind_endpoint(rocket: &&'r Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error> {
+    fn bind_endpoint(rocket: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error> {
         let as_pathbuf = |e: Option<&Endpoint>| e.and_then(|e| e.unix().map(|p| p.to_path_buf()));
         Endpoint::fetch(rocket.figment(), "unix", "address", as_pathbuf)
             .map(Endpoint::Unix)
diff --git a/core/lib/src/rocket.rs b/core/lib/src/rocket.rs
index d7e0adda..fa192815 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/rocket.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/rocket.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::any::Any;
 
-use futures::TryFutureExt;
+use futures::{Future, TryFutureExt};
 use yansi::Paint;
 use either::Either;
 use figment::{Figment, Provider};
@@ -682,9 +682,7 @@ impl Rocket<Ignite> {
         rocket
     }
 
-    async fn _launch_with<B>(self) -> Result<Rocket<Ignite>, Error>
-        where B: for<'r> Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>>
-    {
+    async fn _launch_with<B: Bind>(self) -> Result<Rocket<Ignite>, Error> {
         let bind_endpoint = B::bind_endpoint(&&self).ok();
         let listener: B = B::bind(&self).await
             .map_err(|e| ErrorKind::Bind(bind_endpoint, Box::new(e)))?;
@@ -1015,15 +1013,7 @@ impl<P: Phase> Rocket<P> {
         self.launch_with::<DefaultListener>().await
     }
 
-    pub async fn bind_launch<T, B: Bind<T>>(self, value: T) -> Result<Rocket<Ignite>, Error> {
-        let endpoint = B::bind_endpoint(&value).ok();
-        let listener = B::bind(value).map_err(|e| ErrorKind::Bind(endpoint, Box::new(e)));
-        self.launch_on(listener.await?).await
-    }
-
-    pub async fn launch_with<B>(self) -> Result<Rocket<Ignite>, Error>
-        where B: for<'r> Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>>
-    {
+    pub async fn launch_with<B: Bind>(self) -> Result<Rocket<Ignite>, Error> {
         match self.0.into_state() {
             State::Build(s) => Rocket::from(s).ignite().await?._launch_with::<B>().await,
             State::Ignite(s) => Rocket::from(s)._launch_with::<B>().await,
@@ -1031,6 +1021,15 @@ impl<P: Phase> Rocket<P> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub async fn try_launch_on<L, F, E>(self, listener: F) -> Result<Rocket<Ignite>, Error>
+        where L: Listener + 'static,
+              F: Future<Output = Result<L, E>>,
+              E: std::error::Error + Send + 'static
+    {
+        let listener = listener.map_err(|e| ErrorKind::Bind(None, Box::new(e))).await?;
+        self.launch_on(listener).await
+    }
+
     pub async fn launch_on<L>(self, listener: L) -> Result<Rocket<Ignite>, Error>
         where L: Listener + 'static,
     {
diff --git a/core/lib/src/tls/listener.rs b/core/lib/src/tls/listener.rs
index aeda6afe..3bdf3f56 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/tls/listener.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/tls/listener.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use rustls::server::{Acceptor, ServerConfig};
 
 use crate::{Ignite, Rocket};
 use crate::listener::{Bind, Certificates, Connection, Endpoint, Listener};
-use crate::tls::{Error, TlsConfig};
+use crate::tls::{TlsConfig, Result, Error};
 use super::resolver::DynResolver;
 
 #[doc(inline)]
@@ -21,40 +21,35 @@ pub struct TlsListener<L> {
     default: Arc<ServerConfig>,
 }
 
-impl<T: Send, L: Bind<T>> Bind<(T, TlsConfig)> for TlsListener<L>
+impl<L> TlsListener<L>
     where L: Listener<Accept = <L as Listener>::Connection>,
 {
-    type Error = Error;
-
-    async fn bind((inner, config): (T, TlsConfig)) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+    pub async fn from(listener: L, config: TlsConfig) -> Result<TlsListener<L>> {
         Ok(TlsListener {
             default: Arc::new(config.server_config().await?),
-            listener: L::bind(inner).map_err(|e| Error::Bind(Box::new(e))).await?,
+            listener,
             config,
         })
     }
-
-    fn bind_endpoint((inner, config): &(T, TlsConfig)) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error> {
-        L::bind_endpoint(inner)
-            .map(|e| e.with_tls(config))
-            .map_err(|e| Error::Bind(Box::new(e)))
-    }
 }
 
-impl<'r, L> Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>> for TlsListener<L>
-    where L: Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>> + Listener<Accept = <L as Listener>::Connection>
+impl<L: Bind> Bind for TlsListener<L>
+    where L: Listener<Accept = <L as Listener>::Connection>
 {
     type Error = Error;
 
-    async fn bind(rocket: &'r Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+    async fn bind(rocket: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let listener = L::bind(rocket).map_err(|e| Error::Bind(Box::new(e))).await?;
         let mut config: TlsConfig = rocket.figment().extract_inner("tls")?;
         config.resolver = DynResolver::extract(rocket);
-        <Self as Bind<_>>::bind((rocket, config)).await
+        Self::from(listener, config).await
     }
 
-    fn bind_endpoint(rocket: &&'r Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error> {
+    fn bind_endpoint(rocket: &Rocket<Ignite>) -> Result<Endpoint, Self::Error> {
         let config: TlsConfig = rocket.figment().extract_inner("tls")?;
-        <Self as Bind<_>>::bind_endpoint(&(*rocket, config))
+        L::bind_endpoint(rocket)
+            .map(|e| e.with_tls(&config))
+            .map_err(|e| Error::Bind(Box::new(e)))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/lib/tests/on_launch_fairing_can_inspect_port.rs b/core/lib/tests/on_launch_fairing_can_inspect_port.rs
index a9c42cdc..d5ccc571 100644
--- a/core/lib/tests/on_launch_fairing_can_inspect_port.rs
+++ b/core/lib/tests/on_launch_fairing_can_inspect_port.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ async fn on_ignite_fairing_can_inspect_port() {
         }));
 
     let addr = SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST, 0));
-    rocket::tokio::spawn(rocket.bind_launch::<_, TcpListener>(addr));
+    rocket::tokio::spawn(rocket.try_launch_on(TcpListener::bind(addr)));
     assert_ne!(rx.await.unwrap(), 0);
 }
diff --git a/testbench/src/main.rs b/testbench/src/main.rs
index 093099fe..da6fc3eb 100644
--- a/testbench/src/main.rs
+++ b/testbench/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::process::ExitCode;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use rocket::listener::unix::UnixListener;
 use rocket::tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use rocket::yansi::Paint;
 use rocket::{get, routes, Build, Rocket, State};
+use rocket::listener::{unix::UnixListener, Endpoint};
+use rocket::tls::TlsListener;
+
 use reqwest::{tls::TlsInfo, Identity};
+
 use testbench::*;
 
 static DEFAULT_CONFIG: &str = r#"
@@ -112,12 +116,12 @@ fn infinite() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn tls_info() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut server = spawn! {
-        #[get("/")]
-        fn hello_world() -> &'static str {
-            "Hello, world!"
-        }
+    #[get("/")]
+    fn hello_world(endpoint: &Endpoint) -> String {
+        format!("Hello, {endpoint}!")
+    }
 
+    let mut server = spawn! {
         Rocket::tls_default().mount("/", routes![hello_world])
     }?;
 
@@ -125,13 +129,35 @@ fn tls_info() -> Result<()> {
     let response = client.get(&server, "/")?.send()?;
     let tls = response.extensions().get::<TlsInfo>().unwrap();
     assert!(!tls.peer_certificate().unwrap().is_empty());
-    assert_eq!(response.text()?, "Hello, world!");
+    assert!(response.text()?.starts_with("Hello, https://127.0.0.1"));
 
     server.terminate()?;
     let stdout = server.read_stdout()?;
     assert!(stdout.contains("Rocket has launched on https"));
     assert!(stdout.contains("Graceful shutdown completed"));
     assert!(stdout.contains("GET /"));
+
+    let server = Server::spawn((), |(token, _)| {
+        let rocket = rocket::build()
+            .configure_with_toml(TLS_CONFIG)
+            .mount("/", routes![hello_world]);
+
+        token.with_launch(rocket, |rocket| {
+            let config = rocket.figment().extract_inner("tls");
+            rocket.try_launch_on(async move {
+                let addr = SocketAddr::new(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST.into(), 0);
+                let listener = TcpListener::bind(addr).await?;
+                TlsListener::from(listener, config?).await
+            })
+        })
+    }).unwrap();
+
+    let client = Client::default();
+    let response = client.get(&server, "/")?.send()?;
+    let tls = response.extensions().get::<TlsInfo>().unwrap();
+    assert!(!tls.peer_certificate().unwrap().is_empty());
+    assert!(response.text()?.starts_with("Hello, https://127.0.0.1"));
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/testbench/src/server.rs b/testbench/src/server.rs
index 13b40c3e..fb15589d 100644
--- a/testbench/src/server.rs
+++ b/testbench/src/server.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::future::Future;
 use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::sync::Once;
@@ -111,8 +112,9 @@ impl Server {
 }
 
 impl Token {
-    pub fn launch_with<B>(self, rocket: Rocket<Build>) -> Launched
-        where B: for<'r> Bind<&'r Rocket<Ignite>> + Sync + Send + 'static
+    pub fn with_launch<F, Fut>(self, rocket: Rocket<Build>, launch: F) -> Launched
+        where F: FnOnce(Rocket<Ignite>) -> Fut + Send + Sync + 'static,
+              Fut: Future<Output = Result<Rocket<Ignite>, rocket::Error>> + Send
     {
         let server = self.0.clone();
         let rocket = rocket.attach(AdHoc::on_liftoff("Liftoff", move |rocket| Box::pin(async move {
@@ -124,7 +126,12 @@ impl Token {
         })));
 
         let server = self.0.clone();
-        if let Err(e) = rocket::execute(rocket.launch_with::<B>()) {
+        let launch = async move {
+            let rocket = rocket.ignite().await?;
+            launch(rocket).await
+        };
+
+        if let Err(e) = rocket::execute(launch) {
             let sender = IpcSender::<Message>::connect(server).unwrap();
             let _ = sender.send(Message::Failure);
             let _ = sender.send(Message::Failure);
@@ -135,6 +142,12 @@ impl Token {
         Launched(())
     }
 
+    pub fn launch_with<B: Bind>(self, rocket: Rocket<Build>) -> Launched
+        where B: Send + Sync + 'static
+    {
+        self.with_launch(rocket, |rocket| rocket.launch_with::<B>())
+    }
+
     pub fn launch(self, rocket: Rocket<Build>) -> Launched {
         self.launch_with::<DefaultListener>(rocket)
     }