diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/preloader/preloader.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/preloader/preloader.hpp
index c8fe0ab2..079725c6 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/preloader/preloader.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/preloader/preloader.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ constexpr ox::Error preload(Preloader<PlatSpec> *pl, ox::CommonPtrWith<T> auto *
 
 template<typename PlatSpec>
 class Preloader: public ModelHandlerBase<Preloader<PlatSpec>> {
+	template<typename PS, typename T>
+	friend constexpr ox::Error preload(Preloader<PS> *pl, ox::CommonPtrWith<T> auto *obj) noexcept;
+
 	private:
 		class UnionIdxTracker {
 			private:
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ class Preloader: public ModelHandlerBase<Preloader<PlatSpec>> {
 			return ox::OpType::Write;
 		}
 
+	protected:
 		template<typename T>
 		constexpr ox::Error pad(const T*) noexcept;
 
@@ -293,8 +297,7 @@ constexpr bool Preloader<PlatSpec>::unionCheckAndIt() noexcept {
 
 template<typename PlatSpec, typename T>
 constexpr ox::Error preload(Preloader<PlatSpec> *pl, ox::CommonPtrWith<T> auto *obj) noexcept {
-	auto i = pl->interface();
-	oxReturnError(model(i, obj));
+	oxReturnError(model(pl->interface(), obj));
 	return pl->pad(obj);
 }