diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/handle_return.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/handle_return.hpp
index 564d9702..f1c908b0 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/handle_return.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/handle_return.hpp
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ namespace chaiscript
       }
     };
 
+  /**
+   * Used internally for handling a return value from a Proxy_Function call
+   */
+  template<>
+    struct Handle_Return<const Boxed_Value &>
+    {
+      static Boxed_Value handle(const Boxed_Value &r)
+      {
+        return r;
+      }
+    };
+
+
   /**
    * Used internally for handling a return value from a Proxy_Function call
    */
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
index eb378227..516b0a1b 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
@@ -442,10 +442,11 @@ namespace chaiscript
           if (bv.is_const())
           {
             const Class *o = boxed_cast<const Class *>(bv);
-            return Boxed_Value( boost::ref(o->*m_attr) );
+            return Handle_Return<typename boost::add_const<typename boost::add_reference<T>::type>::type>::handle(o->*m_attr);
           } else {
             Class *o = boxed_cast<Class *>(bv);
-            return Boxed_Value( boost::ref(o->*m_attr) );
+            return Handle_Return<typename boost::add_reference<T>::type>::handle(o->*m_attr);
+//            return Boxed_Value( boost::ref(o->*m_attr) );
           }
         } else {
           throw arity_error(params.size(), 1);