diff --git a/sol/stack.hpp b/sol/stack.hpp
index 067db106..acd00031 100644
--- a/sol/stack.hpp
+++ b/sol/stack.hpp
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ inline void push_arithmetic(std::false_type, lua_State* L, T x) {
 }
 } // detail
 
-template<typename T>
+template<typename T, typename U = Unqualified<T>>
 inline auto get(lua_State* L, int index = -1)
--> decltype(detail::get_helper<T>(std::is_arithmetic<T>{}, L, index)) {
-    return detail::get_helper<T>(std::is_arithmetic<T>{}, L, index);
+-> decltype(detail::get_helper<U>(std::is_arithmetic<U>{}, L, index)) {
+    return detail::get_helper<U>(std::is_arithmetic<U>{}, L, index);
 }
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -351,4 +351,4 @@ struct get_return {
 } // stack
 } // sol
 
-#endif // SOL_STACK_HPP
+#endif // SOL_STACK_HPP
diff --git a/sol/traits.hpp b/sol/traits.hpp
index 72c8de36..80f100b7 100644
--- a/sol/traits.hpp
+++ b/sol/traits.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ template<typename T, typename R = void>
 using DisableIf = typename std::enable_if<!T::value, R>::type;
 
 template<typename T>
-using Unqualified = typename std::remove_reference<typename std::remove_cv<T>::type>::type;
+using Unqualified = typename std::remove_cv<typename std::remove_reference<T>::type>::type;
 
 template<typename T>
 using Decay = typename std::decay<T>::type;