diff --git a/src/ox/std/vector.hpp b/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
index b03a9c996..a00a30732 100644
--- a/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ namespace detail {
 
 template<typename T, typename Allocator, std::size_t Size = 1>
 struct VectorAllocator {
+	static_assert(sizeof(AllocAlias<T>) == sizeof(T));
+	static_assert(alignof(AllocAlias<T>) == alignof(T));
 	private:
 		ox::Array<AllocAlias<T>, Size> m_data = {};
 		Allocator m_allocator;
@@ -46,11 +48,11 @@ struct VectorAllocator {
 		constexpr void moveConstructItemsFrom(T **items, VectorAllocator *src, const std::size_t count, const std::size_t cap) noexcept {
 			// this totally idiotic redundant check (&& count <= Size) is required to address a bug in devkitARM,
 			// try removing it later
-			if (cap <= Size && count <= Size) {
-				const auto dstItems = reinterpret_cast<T*>(m_data.data());
-				const auto srcItems = reinterpret_cast<T*>(src->m_data.data());
+			if (cap <= m_data.size() && count <= m_data.size()) {
 				for (auto i = 0u; i < count; ++i) {
-					std::construct_at<T>(&dstItems[i], std::move(srcItems[i]));
+					const auto dstItem = reinterpret_cast<T*>(&m_data[i]);
+					const auto srcItem = reinterpret_cast<T*>(&src->m_data[i]);
+					std::construct_at<T>(dstItem, std::move(*srcItem));
 				}
 				*items = reinterpret_cast<T*>(m_data.data());
 			}
@@ -59,11 +61,11 @@ struct VectorAllocator {
 		constexpr void moveItemsFrom(T **items, VectorAllocator *src, const std::size_t count, const std::size_t cap) noexcept {
 			// this totally idiotic redundant check (&& count <= Size) is required to address a bug in devkitARM,
 			// try removing it later
-			if (cap <= Size && count <= Size) {
-				const auto dstItems = reinterpret_cast<T*>(m_data.data());
-				const auto srcItems = reinterpret_cast<T*>(src->m_data.data());
+			if (cap <= m_data.size() && count <= m_data.size()) {
 				for (std::size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-					dstItems[i] = std::move(srcItems[i]);
+					const auto dstItem = reinterpret_cast<T*>(&m_data[i]);
+					const auto srcItem = reinterpret_cast<T*>(&src->m_data[i]);
+					*dstItem = std::move(*srcItem);
 				}
 				*items = reinterpret_cast<T*>(m_data.data());
 			}