diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/modelhandleradaptor.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/modelhandleradaptor.hpp
index f3a1c987..28fe51e5 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/modelhandleradaptor.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/modelhandleradaptor.hpp
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ class ModelHandlerInterface {
 
 		template<std::size_t len>
 		constexpr Error fieldCString(const char *name, const char val[len]) noexcept requires(opType_v != OpType::Read) {
-			return m_handler->fieldCString(name, &val[0], len);
+			if constexpr(opType_v != OpType::Read) {
+				return m_handler->fieldCString(name, &val[0], len);
+			} else {
+				return {};
+			}
 		}
 
 		constexpr Error fieldCString(const char *name, char **val) noexcept {
@@ -55,11 +59,21 @@ class ModelHandlerInterface {
 		}
 
 		constexpr Error fieldCString(const char *name, const char *const*val) noexcept requires(opType_v != OpType::Read) {
-			return m_handler->fieldCString(name, val);
+			// this check looks pointless, but it's to address a Clang bug
+			if constexpr(opType_v != OpType::Read) {
+				return m_handler->fieldCString(name, val);
+			} else {
+				return {};
+			}
 		}
 
 		constexpr Error fieldCString(const char *name, const char **val) noexcept requires(opType_v != OpType::Read) {
-			return m_handler->fieldCString(name, val);
+			// this check looks pointless, but it's to address a Clang bug
+			if constexpr(opType_v != OpType::Read) {
+				return m_handler->fieldCString(name, val);
+			} else {
+				return {};
+			}
 		}
 
 		constexpr Error fieldCString(const char *name, char **val, std::size_t buffLen) noexcept {
@@ -67,7 +81,12 @@ class ModelHandlerInterface {
 		}
 
 		constexpr Error fieldCString(const char *name, const char **val, std::size_t buffLen) noexcept requires(opType_v != OpType::Read) {
-			return m_handler->fieldCString(name, val, buffLen);
+			// this check looks pointless, but it's to address a Clang bug
+			if constexpr(opType_v != OpType::Read) {
+				return m_handler->fieldCString(name, val, buffLen);
+			} else {
+				return {};
+			}
 		}
 
 		constexpr Error fieldCString(const char *name, char *val, std::size_t buffLen) noexcept {