diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/claw/write.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/claw/write.hpp
index 421d76ba..e1df4ef8 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/claw/write.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/claw/write.hpp
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ template<typename T>
 ox::Error writeClawHeader(Writer_c auto &writer, const T *t, ClawFormat fmt) noexcept {
 	switch (fmt) {
 		case ClawFormat::Metal:
-			oxReturnError(write(&writer, "M2;"));
+			oxReturnError(write(writer, "M2;"));
 			break;
 		case ClawFormat::Organic:
-			oxReturnError(write(&writer, "O1;"));
+			oxReturnError(write(writer, "O1;"));
 			break;
 		default:
 			return OxError(1);
 	}
-	oxReturnError(write(&writer, detail::getTypeName(t)));
+	oxReturnError(write(writer, detail::getTypeName(t)));
 	oxReturnError(writer.put(';'));
 	const auto tn = detail::getTypeVersion(t);
 	if (tn > -1) {
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/stringview.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/stringview.hpp
index 02fda82b..69f5cc16 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/stringview.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/stringview.hpp
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ constexpr ox::Vector<ox::StringView, smallSz> split(CRStringView str, CRStringVi
 	return out;
 }
 
-constexpr auto write(Writer_c auto *writer, ox::CRStringView sv) noexcept {
-	return writer->write(sv.data(), sv.bytes());
+constexpr auto write(Writer_c auto &writer, ox::CRStringView sv) noexcept {
+	return writer.write(sv.data(), sv.bytes());
 }
 
 #ifdef OX_USE_STDLIB