diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
index 25293bcb..c5a17241 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class BasicString {
 
 		constexpr bool operator>=(BasicString const&other) const noexcept;
 
-		constexpr char operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept;
+		constexpr char const&operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept;
 
 		constexpr char &operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept;
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ constexpr bool BasicString<SmallStringSize_v>::operator>=(BasicString const&othe
 }
 
 template<std::size_t SmallStringSize_v>
-constexpr char BasicString<SmallStringSize_v>::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
+constexpr char const&BasicString<SmallStringSize_v>::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
 	return m_buff[i];
 }