diff --git a/src/storage.rs b/src/storage.rs
index c7adf87..427c92c 100644
--- a/src/storage.rs
+++ b/src/storage.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::types::Token;
 /// For completeness, the underlying, sorted scopes are provided as well. They might be
 /// useful for presentation to the user.
 pub trait TokenStorage {
-    type Error: 'static + Error;
+    type Error: 'static + Error + Send;
 
     /// If `token` is None, it is invalid or revoked and should be removed from storage.
     /// Otherwise, it should be saved.
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ pub struct MemoryStorage {
     pub tokens: HashMap<u64, Token>,
 }
 
+impl MemoryStorage {
+    pub fn new() -> MemoryStorage {
+        Default::default()
+    }
+}
+
 impl TokenStorage for MemoryStorage {
     type Error = NullError;