diff --git a/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp b/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp
index d5eb774a..30b8ce18 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ namespace chaiscript {
 
 
   template<typename ... T>
-  [[nodiscard]] auto make_vector(T && ... t)
+  [[nodiscard]] auto make_vector(T &&... t) -> std::vector<std::common_type_t<std::decay_t<T>...>>
   {
     using container_type = 
       std::vector<std::common_type_t<std::decay_t<T>...>>;
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
index 3fcb38cd..c249f317 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
@@ -1303,8 +1303,8 @@ namespace chaiscript
           const auto lhssize = lhsparamtypes.size();
           const auto rhssize = rhsparamtypes.size();
 
-          constexpr const auto boxed_type = user_type<Boxed_Value>();
-          constexpr const auto boxed_pod_type = user_type<Boxed_Number>();
+          const auto boxed_type = user_type<Boxed_Value>();
+          const auto boxed_pod_type = user_type<Boxed_Number>();
 
           for (size_t i = 1; i < lhssize && i < rhssize; ++i)
           {
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_params.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_params.hpp
index 090f7004..c8afaaf8 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_params.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_params.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace chaiscript {
 
       template<size_t Size>
       constexpr explicit Function_Params(const std::array<Boxed_Value, Size> &a)
-        : m_begin(std::begin(a)), m_end(std::end(a))
+        : m_begin(&*std::begin(a)), m_end(&*std::end(a))
       {
       }
 
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
index d3c751ee..1bca55c9 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
         std::vector<Boxed_Value> convert(Function_Params t_params, const Type_Conversions_State &t_conversions) const
         {
           auto vals = t_params.to_vector();
-          constexpr auto dynamic_object_type_info = user_type<Dynamic_Object>();
+          const auto dynamic_object_type_info = user_type<Dynamic_Object>();
           for (size_t i = 0; i < vals.size(); ++i)
           {
             const auto &name = m_types[i].first;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
         // second result: needs conversions
         std::pair<bool, bool> match(const Function_Params &vals, const Type_Conversions_State &t_conversions) const noexcept
         {
-          constexpr auto dynamic_object_type_info = user_type<Dynamic_Object>();
+          const auto dynamic_object_type_info = user_type<Dynamic_Object>();
           bool needs_conversion = false;
 
           if (!m_has_types) { return std::make_pair(true, needs_conversion); }
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ namespace chaiscript
 
         static bool compare_type_to_param(const Type_Info &ti, const Boxed_Value &bv, const Type_Conversions_State &t_conversions) noexcept
         {
-          constexpr auto boxed_value_ti = user_type<Boxed_Value>();
-          constexpr auto boxed_number_ti = user_type<Boxed_Number>();
-          constexpr auto function_ti = user_type<std::shared_ptr<const Proxy_Function_Base>>();
+          const auto boxed_value_ti = user_type<Boxed_Value>();
+          const auto boxed_number_ti = user_type<Boxed_Number>();
+          const auto function_ti = user_type<std::shared_ptr<const Proxy_Function_Base>>();
 
           if (ti.is_undef()
               || ti.bare_equal(boxed_value_ti)
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
           {
             return false;
           }
-          constexpr auto class_type_info = user_type<Class>();
+          const auto class_type_info = user_type<Class>();
           return vals[0].get_type_info().bare_equal(class_type_info);
         }
 
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
index 9a61bfe9..1faf59f6 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ namespace chaiscript
           // we now that the Param pack will have only one element, so we are safe expanding it here
           return Proxy_Function(chaiscript::make_shared<dispatch::Proxy_Function_Base, dispatch::Attribute_Access<Ret, std::decay_t<Param>...>>(std::forward<Func>(func)));
         } else if constexpr (Is_Member) {
-          auto call = [func = std::forward<Func>(func)](auto && obj, auto && ... param) noexcept(Is_Noexcept) -> decltype(auto) {
+		  // TODO some kind of bug is preventing forwarding of this noexcept for the lambda
+          auto call = [func = std::forward<Func>(func)](auto && obj, auto && ... param) /* noexcept(Is_Noexcept) */ -> decltype(auto) {
             return (( get_first_param(Function_Params<Param...>{}, obj).*func )(std::forward<decltype(param)>(param)...));
           };
           return Proxy_Function(
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_conversions.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_conversions.hpp
index 9d07ddaa..c98cb8cb 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_conversions.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_conversions.hpp
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
       template<typename T>
         bool convertable_type() const noexcept
         {
-          constexpr auto type = user_type<T>().bare_type_info();
+          const auto type = user_type<T>().bare_type_info();
           return thread_cache().count(type) != 0;
         }