diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/read.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/read.hpp
index ffc4faedf..e29cfe227 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/read.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/read.hpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Error OrganicClawReader::field(const char *key, T *val) noexcept {
 		const auto &srcVal = value(key);
 		const auto srcSize = srcVal.size();
 		val->resize(srcSize);
-		return field(key, val->data(), val->size());
+		err = field(key, val->data(), val->size());
 	} else if (targetValid()) {
 		const auto &jv = value(key);
 		if (jv.empty() || jv.isObject()) {