diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast_helper.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast_helper.hpp
index 0e8870d..d8df9be 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast_helper.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast_helper.hpp
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ namespace chaiscript
     template<>
       struct Cast_Helper_Inner<Boxed_Value>
       {
-        typedef std::reference_wrapper<const Boxed_Value> Result_Type;
+        typedef Boxed_Value Result_Type;
 
         static Result_Type cast(const Boxed_Value &ob, const Type_Conversions *)
         {
-          return std::cref(ob);
+          return ob;
         }
       };