diff --git a/LeadKit/LeadKit/Classes/Cursors/FixedPageCursor.swift b/LeadKit/LeadKit/Classes/Cursors/FixedPageCursor.swift
index 09914bd9..116b642e 100644
--- a/LeadKit/LeadKit/Classes/Cursors/FixedPageCursor.swift
+++ b/LeadKit/LeadKit/Classes/Cursors/FixedPageCursor.swift
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ public class FixedPageCursor<Cursor: CursorType>: CursorType where Cursor.LoadRe
     }
 
     public func loadNextBatch() -> Observable<LoadResultType> {
-        return Observable.create { observer in
+        return Observable.deferred {
             if self.exhausted {
-                observer.onError(CursorError.exhausted)
-
-                return Disposables.create()
+                throw CursorError.exhausted
             }
 
             let restOfLoaded = self.cursor.count - self.count
@@ -51,14 +49,11 @@ public class FixedPageCursor<Cursor: CursorType>: CursorType where Cursor.LoadRe
                 let startIndex = self.count
                 self.count += min(restOfLoaded, self.pageSize)
 
-                observer.onNext(startIndex..<self.count)
-
-                return Disposables.create()
+                return Observable.just(startIndex..<self.count)
             }
 
             return self.cursor.loadNextBatch()
-                .map { _ in self.loadNextBatch() }
-                .subscribe()
+                .flatMap { _ in self.loadNextBatch() }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/LeadKit/LeadKit/Classes/Cursors/StaticCursor.swift b/LeadKit/LeadKit/Classes/Cursors/StaticCursor.swift
index edd1472c..975a622c 100644
--- a/LeadKit/LeadKit/Classes/Cursors/StaticCursor.swift
+++ b/LeadKit/LeadKit/Classes/Cursors/StaticCursor.swift
@@ -31,20 +31,16 @@ public class StaticCursor<Element>: CursorType {
     }
 
     public func loadNextBatch() -> Observable<LoadResultType> {
-        return Observable.create { observer in
+        return Observable.deferred {
             if self.exhausted {
-                observer.onError(CursorError.exhausted)
-
-                return Disposables.create()
+                throw CursorError.exhausted
             }
 
             self.count = self.content.count
 
             self.exhausted = true
 
-            observer.onNext(0..<self.count)
-
-            return Disposables.create()
+            return Observable.just(0..<self.count)
         }
     }