diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/array.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/array.hpp
index 32281dec..7a212f01 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/array.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/array.hpp
@@ -181,13 +181,13 @@ constexpr Array<T, ArraySize> &Array<T, ArraySize>::operator=(Array &&other) noe
 
 template<typename T, std::size_t ArraySize>
 constexpr T &Array<T, ArraySize>::operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
-	ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, i < size(), "Array access overflow");
+	boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, i, size(), "Array access overflow");
 	return m_items[i];
 }
 
 template<typename T, std::size_t ArraySize>
 constexpr const T &Array<T, ArraySize>::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
-	ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, i < size(), "Array access overflow");
+	boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, i, size(), "Array access overflow");
 	return m_items[i];
 }
 
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/defines.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/defines.hpp
index 0c274a76..63d75b03 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/defines.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/defines.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ constexpr auto Debug = true;
 constexpr auto Debug = false;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(OX_CHECK_BOUNDS)
+constexpr auto CheckBounds = true;
+#else
+constexpr auto CheckBounds = Debug;
+#endif
+
 #if defined(NDEBUG)
 constexpr auto NDebug = true;
 #else
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/error.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/error.hpp
index 8161e101..6030a524 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/error.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/error.hpp
@@ -330,4 +330,17 @@ constexpr void primitiveAssert(char const*file, int line, bool pass, char const*
 	}
 }
 
+constexpr void boundsCheck(
+	char const*file,
+	int const line,
+	size_t const i,
+	size_t const sz,
+	char const*msg) noexcept {
+	if constexpr(defines::CheckBounds) {
+		if (i >= sz) [[unlikely]] {
+			panic(file, line, msg, ox::Error{1});
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/iterator.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/iterator.hpp
index 1f062979..381a8549 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/iterator.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/iterator.hpp
@@ -133,17 +133,17 @@ struct SpanIterator {
 		}
 
 		constexpr PtrType operator->() const noexcept {
-			ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, m_offset < m_max, "SpanIterator access overflow");
+			boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, m_offset, m_max, "SpanIterator access overflow");
 			return &m_t[m_offset];
 		}
 
 		constexpr RefType operator*() const noexcept {
-			ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, m_offset < m_max, "SpanIterator access overflow");
+			boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, m_offset, m_max, "SpanIterator access overflow");
 			return m_t[m_offset];
 		}
 
 		constexpr RefType operator[](std::size_t s) const noexcept {
-			ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, s < m_max, "SpanIterator access overflow");
+			boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, s, m_max, "SpanIterator access overflow");
 			return m_t[s];
 		}
 
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/span.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/span.hpp
index 3114aa0f..a0b7f993 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/span.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/span.hpp
@@ -129,22 +129,22 @@ class Span {
 		}
 
 		constexpr T &operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
-			ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, i < size(), "Span access overflow");
+			boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, i, size(), "Span access overflow");
 			return m_items[i];
 		}
 
 		constexpr T const&operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
-			ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, i < size(), "Span access overflow");
+			boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, i, size(), "Span access overflow");
 			return m_items[i];
 		}
 
 		constexpr Span operator+(size_t i) const noexcept {
-			ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, i < size(), "Span access overflow");
+			boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, i, size(), "Span access overflow");
 			return {m_items + i, m_size - i};
 		}
 
 		constexpr Span operator+=(size_t i) noexcept {
-			ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, i < size(), "Span access overflow");
+			boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, i, size(), "Span access overflow");
 			m_items += i;
 			m_size -= i;
 			return *this;
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
index b5b4f446..7f10ff5b 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
@@ -427,13 +427,13 @@ constexpr Vector<T, SmallVectorSize, Allocator> &Vector<T, SmallVectorSize, Allo
 
 template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize, typename Allocator>
 constexpr T &Vector<T, SmallVectorSize, Allocator>::operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
-	ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, i < size(), "Vector access overflow");
+	boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, i, size(), "Vector access overflow");
 	return m_items[i];
 }
 
 template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize, typename Allocator>
 constexpr const T &Vector<T, SmallVectorSize, Allocator>::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
-	ox::primitiveAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, i < size(), "Vector access overflow");
+	boundsCheck(__FILE__, __LINE__, i, size(), "Vector access overflow");
 	return m_items[i];
 }