diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp
index 3915c007a..72ed399ce 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp
@@ -39,32 +39,32 @@ ClArgs::ClArgs(int argc, const char **args) noexcept {
 
 bool ClArgs::getBool(const char *arg, bool defaultValue) const noexcept {
 	auto [value, err] = m_ints.at(arg);
-	return !err ? *value : defaultValue;
+	return !err ? value : defaultValue;
 }
 
 String ClArgs::getString(const char *arg, const char *defaultValue) const noexcept {
 	auto [value, err] = m_strings.at(arg);
-	return !err ? *value : defaultValue;
+	return !err ? value : defaultValue;
 }
 
 int ClArgs::getInt(const char *arg, int defaultValue) const noexcept {
 	auto [value, err] = m_ints.at(arg);
-	return !err ? *value : defaultValue;
+	return !err ? value : defaultValue;
 }
 
 Result<bool> ClArgs::getBool(const char *arg) const noexcept {
 	oxRequire(out, m_bools.at(arg));
-	return *out;
+	return out;
 }
 
 Result<String> ClArgs::getString(const char *argName) const noexcept {
 	oxRequire(out, m_strings.at(argName));
-	return *out;
+	return out;
 }
 
 Result<int> ClArgs::getInt(const char *arg) const noexcept {
 	oxRequire(out, m_ints.at(arg));
-	return *out;
+	return out;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/hashmap.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/hashmap.hpp
index a1408d3a1..62e22d9c7 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/hashmap.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/hashmap.hpp
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ class HashMap {
 		/**
 		 * K is assumed to be a null terminated string.
 		 */
-		Result<T*> at(K key);
+		Result<T&> at(K key);
 
 		/**
 		 * K is assumed to be a null terminated string.
 		 */
-		Result<const T*> at(K key) const;
+		Result<const T&> at(K key) const;
 
 		bool contains(K key) const;
 
@@ -132,21 +132,23 @@ T &HashMap<K, T>::operator[](K k) {
 }
 
 template<typename K, typename T>
-Result<T*> HashMap<K, T>::at(K k) {
+Result<T&> HashMap<K, T>::at(K k) {
 	auto p = access(m_pairs, k);
 	if (!p) {
-		return {nullptr, OxError(1, "Value not found for key")};
+		AllocAlias<T> v;
+		return {*bit_cast<T*>(&v), OxError(1)};
 	}
-	return &p->value;
+	return p->value;
 }
 
 template<typename K, typename T>
-Result<const T*> HashMap<K, T>::at(K k) const {
+Result<const T&> HashMap<K, T>::at(K k) const {
 	auto p = access(m_pairs, k);
 	if (!p) {
-		return OxError(1, "Value not found for key");
+		AllocAlias<T> v;
+		return {*bit_cast<T*>(&v), OxError(1)};
 	}
-	return &p->value;
+	return p->value;
 }
 
 template<typename K, typename T>