diff --git a/src/Concerns/Extendable.php b/src/Concerns/Extendable.php
index 389f0cf9..ce089b2d 100644
--- a/src/Concerns/Extendable.php
+++ b/src/Concerns/Extendable.php
@@ -29,12 +29,17 @@ trait Extendable
         static::$extends[$name] = $extend;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register a a pipe to be applied before an expectation is checked.
+     */
     public static function pipe(string $name, Closure $pipe): void
     {
         self::$pipes[$name][] = $pipe;
     }
 
     /**
+     * Recister an interceptor that should replace an existing expectation.
+     *
      * @param string|Closure $filter
      */
     public static function intercept(string $name, $filter, Closure $handler): void
@@ -46,9 +51,7 @@ trait Extendable
         }
 
         //@phpstan-ignore-next-line
-        self::pipe($name, function (...$arguments) use ($handler, $filter) {
-            $next = array_pop($arguments);
-
+        self::pipe($name, function ($next, ...$arguments) use ($handler, $filter) {
             //@phpstan-ignore-next-line
             if ($filter($this->value)) {
                 //@phpstan-ignore-next-line
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ trait Extendable
                 return;
             }
 
-            $next(...$arguments);
+            $next();
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/PipeException.php b/src/Exceptions/PipeException.php
index c41e221e..9d6c2a27 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/PipeException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/PipeException.php
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 <?php
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
 namespace Pest\Exceptions;
 
 use Exception;
 
-class PipeException extends Exception
+final class PipeException extends Exception
 {
-    public static function optionalParmetersShouldBecomeRequired(string $expectationName): PipeException
-    {
-        return new self("You're attempting to pipe '$expectationName', but in pipelines optional parmeters should be declared as required)");
-    }
-
-    public static function expectationNotFound($expectationName): PipeException
+    public static function expectationNotFound(string $expectationName): PipeException
     {
         return new self("Expectation $expectationName was not found in Pest");
     }
diff --git a/src/Expectation.php b/src/Expectation.php
index b4e1a385..7621448d 100644
--- a/src/Expectation.php
+++ b/src/Expectation.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use PHPUnit\Framework\ExpectationFailedException;
  * @template TValue
  *
  * @property Expectation $not  Creates the opposite expectation.
- * @property Each $each Creates an expectation on each element on the traversable value.
+ * @property Each        $each Creates an expectation on each element on the traversable value.
  *
  * @mixin CoreExpectation
  */
@@ -137,16 +137,16 @@ final class Expectation
             throw new BadMethodCallException('Expectation value is not iterable.');
         }
 
-        $value = is_array($this->value) ? $this->value : iterator_to_array($this->value);
-        $keys = array_keys($value);
-        $values = array_values($value);
+        $value          = is_array($this->value) ? $this->value : iterator_to_array($this->value);
+        $keys           = array_keys($value);
+        $values         = array_values($value);
         $callbacksCount = count($callbacks);
 
         $index = 0;
 
         while (count($callbacks) < count($values)) {
             $callbacks[] = $callbacks[$index];
-            $index = $index < count($values) - 1 ? $index + 1 : 0;
+            $index       = $index < count($values) - 1 ? $index + 1 : 0;
         }
 
         if ($callbacksCount > count($values)) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ final class Expectation
      *
      * @template TMatchSubject of array-key
      *
-     * @param callable(): TMatchSubject|TMatchSubject $subject
+     * @param callable(): TMatchSubject|TMatchSubject                             $subject
      * @param array<TMatchSubject, (callable(Expectation<TValue>): mixed)|TValue> $expressions
      */
     public function match($subject, array $expressions): Expectation
@@ -273,9 +273,16 @@ final class Expectation
     private function getExpectationClosure(string $name): Closure
     {
         if (method_exists($this->coreExpectation, $name)) {
+            //@phpstan-ignore-next-line
             return Closure::fromCallable([$this->coreExpectation, $name]);
-        } elseif (self::hasExtend($name)) {
-            return self::$extends[$name];
+        }
+
+        if (self::hasExtend($name)) {
+            $extend = self::$extends[$name]->bindTo($this, Expectation::class);
+
+            if ($extend != false) {
+                return $extend;
+            }
         }
 
         throw PipeException::expectationNotFound($name);
diff --git a/src/Support/ExpectationPipeline.php b/src/Support/ExpectationPipeline.php
index bef4bdc6..9ebba221 100644
--- a/src/Support/ExpectationPipeline.php
+++ b/src/Support/ExpectationPipeline.php
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Pest\Support;
 
 use Closure;
-use Pest\Exceptions\PipeException;
-use ReflectionFunction;
 
 final class ExpectationPipeline
 {
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ final class ExpectationPipeline
     public function __construct(string $expectationName, Closure $expectationClosure)
     {
         $this->expectationClosure = $expectationClosure;
-        $this->expectationName = $expectationName;
+        $this->expectationName    = $expectationName;
     }
 
     public static function for(string $expectationName, Closure $expectationClosure): self
@@ -39,6 +37,7 @@ final class ExpectationPipeline
     public function send(...$passable): self
     {
         $this->passable = $passable;
+
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -57,58 +56,20 @@ final class ExpectationPipeline
         $pipeline = array_reduce(
             array_reverse($this->pipes),
             $this->carry(),
-            $this->expectationClosure
+            function (): void {
+                ($this->expectationClosure)(...$this->passable);
+            }
         );
 
-        $pipeline(...$this->passable);
+        $pipeline();
     }
 
     public function carry(): Closure
     {
         return function ($stack, $pipe): Closure {
-            return function (...$passable) use ($stack, $pipe) {
-                $this->checkOptionalParametersBecomeRequired($pipe);
-
-                $passable = $this->preparePassable($passable);
-
-                $passable[] = $stack;
-
-                return $pipe(...$passable);
+            return function () use ($stack, $pipe) {
+                return $pipe($stack, ...$this->passable);
             };
         };
     }
-
-
-    private function preparePassable(array $passable): array
-    {
-        $reflection = new ReflectionFunction($this->expectationClosure);
-
-        $requiredParametersCount = $reflection->getNumberOfParameters();
-
-
-        if (count($passable) < $requiredParametersCount) {
-            foreach ($reflection->getParameters() as $index => $parameter) {
-                if (!isset($passable[$index])) {
-                    $passable[$index] = $parameter->getDefaultValue();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return $passable;
-    }
-
-    private function checkOptionalParametersBecomeRequired($pipe)
-    {
-        $reflection = new ReflectionFunction($pipe);
-
-        foreach ($reflection->getParameters() as $parameter) {
-            if ($parameter->isDefaultValueAvailable()) {
-                /*
-                 * TODO add pipeline blame in the exception message and a stronger clarification like
-                 * “You’re attempting to pipe ‘toBe’, but haven’t added the $actual parameter to your pipe handler”
-                 */
-                throw PipeException::optionalParmetersShouldBecomeRequired($this->expectationName);
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/.snapshots/success.txt b/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
index 73cd151e..eb3c3000 100644
--- a/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
+++ b/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@
 
    PASS  Tests\Features\Expect\pipe
   ✓ pipe is applied and can stop pipeline
+  ✓ interceptor works with negated expectation
+  ✓ pipe works with negated expectation
   ✓ pipe is run and can let the pipeline keep going
   ✓ intercept is applied
   ✓ intercept stops the pipeline
@@ -728,5 +730,5 @@
   ✓ it is a test
   ✓ it uses correct parent class
 
-  Tests:  4 incompleted, 9 skipped, 484 passed
+  Tests:  4 incompleted, 9 skipped, 486 passed
   
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Features/Expect/pipe.php b/tests/Features/Expect/pipe.php
index d21ea5ed..6234a502 100644
--- a/tests/Features/Expect/pipe.php
+++ b/tests/Features/Expect/pipe.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 use function PHPUnit\Framework\assertEquals;
-use function PHPUnit\Framework\assertEqualsIgnoringCase;
 use function PHPUnit\Framework\assertInstanceOf;
 use function PHPUnit\Framework\assertIsNumeric;
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ class Symbol
 
 class State
 {
-    public $runCount = [];
+    public $runCount     = [];
     public $appliedCount = [];
 
     public function __construct()
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ $state = new State();
 /*
  * Overrides toBe to assert two Characters are the same
  */
-expect()->pipe('toBe', function ($expected, $next) use ($state) {
+expect()->pipe('toBe', function ($next, $expected) use ($state) {
     $state->runCount['character']++;
 
     if ($this->value instanceof Character) {
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ expect()->pipe('toBe', function ($expected, $next) use ($state) {
         return;
     }
 
-    $next($expected);
+    $next();
 });
 
 /*
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ expect()->intercept('toBe', function ($value) {
 /*
  * Overrides toBe to assert two Symbols are the same
  */
-expect()->pipe('toBe', function ($expected, $next) use ($state) {
+expect()->pipe('toBe', function ($next, $expected) use ($state) {
     $state->runCount['symbol']++;
 
     if ($this->value instanceof Symbol) {
@@ -116,16 +115,9 @@ expect()->pipe('toBe', function ($expected, $next) use ($state) {
         return;
     }
 
-    $next($expected);
+    $next();
 });
 
-expect()->intercept('toHaveProperty', function ($value) {
-    return $value instanceof Symbol && $value->value == '£';
-}, function (string $propertyName, $propertyValue = null) {
-    assertEquals("£", $this->value->value);
-});
-
-
 test('pipe is applied and can stop pipeline', function () use ($state) {
     $letter = new Character('A');
 
@@ -145,8 +137,19 @@ test('pipe is applied and can stop pipeline', function () use ($state) {
             'wildcard'  => 0,
             'symbol'    => 0,
         ]);
-})
-;
+});
+
+test('interceptor works with negated expectation', function () {
+    $letter = new Number(1);
+
+    expect($letter)->not->toBe(new Character('B'));
+});
+
+test('pipe works with negated expectation', function () {
+    $letter = new Character('A');
+
+    expect($letter)->not->toBe(new Character('B'));
+});
 
 test('pipe is run and can let the pipeline keep going', function () use ($state) {
     $state->reset();
@@ -216,8 +219,3 @@ test('intercept can be filtered with a closure', function () use ($state) {
         ->runCount->toHaveKey('wildcard', 1)
         ->appliedCount->toHaveKey('wildcard', 1);
 });
-
-test('intercept can handle default values', function(){
-   expect(new Symbol("£"))->toHaveProperty('value');
-   expect(new Symbol("£"))->toHaveProperty('value', '£');
-})->only();