diff --git a/rdfproxy/checks/checkers.py b/rdfproxy/checks/checkers.py
index a0d881d..b9ee080 100644
--- a/rdfproxy/checks/checkers.py
+++ b/rdfproxy/checks/checkers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """RDFProxy check runners."""
 
-from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable
+from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import Annotated, NoReturn, TypeVar
 
 from rdfproxy.checks.query_checks import (
@@ -8,27 +8,17 @@
     check_select_query,
     check_solution_modifiers,
 )
+from toolz import compose_left
 
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
+_TCheck = Callable[[T], T | NoReturn]
 
-_TChecks = Iterable[Callable[[T], None | NoReturn]]
 
-
-def _check_factory(checks: _TChecks[T]) -> Callable[[T], T | NoReturn]:
-    """Produce an identity function that runs checks on its argument before returning."""
-
-    def _check(obj: T) -> T | NoReturn:
-        for check in checks:
-            check(obj)
-        return obj
-
-    return _check
+def compose_checker(*checkers: _TCheck) -> _TCheck:
+    return compose_left(*checkers)
 
 
 check_query: Annotated[
-    Callable[[str], str | NoReturn],
-    "Run query checks and return the query unless an exception is raised.",
-] = _check_factory(
-    checks=(check_parse_query, check_solution_modifiers, check_select_query)
-)
+    _TCheck, "Run a series of checks on a query and return the query."
+] = compose_checker(check_parse_query, check_select_query, check_solution_modifiers)
diff --git a/rdfproxy/checks/query_checks.py b/rdfproxy/checks/query_checks.py
index 2a65c5d..49003a0 100644
--- a/rdfproxy/checks/query_checks.py
+++ b/rdfproxy/checks/query_checks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Query checks definitions."""
 
-from typing import NoReturn
+from typing import NoReturn, TypeVar
 
 from rdflib.plugins.sparql.parser import parseQuery
 from rdfproxy.utils._exceptions import UnsupportedQueryException
@@ -9,16 +9,21 @@
     query_is_select_query,
 )
 
+TQuery = TypeVar("TQuery", bound=str)
 
-def check_parse_query(query: str) -> None | NoReturn:
+
+def check_parse_query(query: TQuery) -> TQuery | NoReturn:
     parseQuery(query)
+    return query
 
 
-def check_select_query(query: str) -> None | NoReturn:
+def check_select_query(query: TQuery) -> TQuery | NoReturn:
     if not query_is_select_query(query):
         raise UnsupportedQueryException("Only SELECT queries are applicable.")
+    return query
 
 
-def check_solution_modifiers(query: str) -> None | NoReturn:
+def check_solution_modifiers(query: TQuery) -> TQuery | NoReturn:
     if query_has_solution_modifiers(query):
         raise UnsupportedQueryException("SPARQL solution modifieres are not supported.")
+    return query