diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
index 1f71ad5..db853a0 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
@@ -490,8 +490,17 @@ namespace chaiscript
           std::vector<Type_Info> types = t_f->get_param_types();
           assert(types.size() == t_args.size() + 1);
 
+#ifdef CHAISCRIPT_MSVC_12
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable : 6011)
+#endif
+          // this analysis warning is invalid in MSVC12 and doesn't exist in MSVC14
           std::vector<Type_Info> retval{types[0]};
-          for (size_t i = 0; i < types.size()-1; ++i)
+#ifdef CHAISCRIPT_MSVC_12
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+
+          for (size_t i = 0; i < types.size() - 1; ++i)
           {
             if (t_args[i].get_type_info() == chaiscript::detail::Get_Type_Info<Placeholder_Object>::get())
             {
diff --git a/src/test_module.cpp b/src/test_module.cpp
index 5609775..293562c 100644
--- a/src/test_module.cpp
+++ b/src/test_module.cpp
@@ -162,12 +162,16 @@ CHAISCRIPT_MODULE_EXPORT  chaiscript::ModulePtr create_chaiscript_module_test_mo
   m->add(chaiscript::fun(&TestBaseType::const_val), "const_val");
   m->add(chaiscript::fun(&TestBaseType::base_only_func), "base_only_func");
 
+#ifndef CHAISCRIPT_MSVC_12
+  // we cannot support these in MSVC_12 because of a bug in the implementation of
+  // std::reference_wrapper
   // Array types
   m->add(chaiscript::fun(&TestBaseType::mdarray), "mdarray");
   m->add(chaiscript::bootstrap::array<int[2][3][5]>("IntArray_2_3_5"));
   m->add(chaiscript::bootstrap::array<int[3][5]>("IntArray_3_5"));
   m->add(chaiscript::bootstrap::array<int[5]>("IntArray_5"));
   // end array types
+#endif
 
   m->add(chaiscript::fun(&get_new_int), "get_new_int");
 
diff --git a/unittests/object_copy_count_test.cpp b/unittests/object_copy_count_test.cpp
index 8b75d3e..41192c1 100644
--- a/unittests/object_copy_count_test.cpp
+++ b/unittests/object_copy_count_test.cpp
@@ -71,10 +71,19 @@ int main()
 
   chai.eval(" { auto i = create(); } ");
 
+#ifdef CHAISCRIPT_MSVC
+  if (Test::destructcount() == 3 && Test::copycount() == 0 && Test::movecount() == 2 && Test::constructcount() == 1)
+  {
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+  } else {
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+#else
   if (Test::destructcount() == 2 && Test::copycount() == 0 && Test::movecount() == 1 && Test::constructcount() == 1)
   {
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
   } else {
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
+#endif
 }