diff --git a/source/mijin/container/stride_span.hpp b/source/mijin/container/stride_span.hpp
index 33aed97..87770ca 100644
--- a/source/mijin/container/stride_span.hpp
+++ b/source/mijin/container/stride_span.hpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ template<typename T>
 auto StrideSpan<T>::operator[](size_type index) const -> const_reference
 {
     MIJIN_ASSERT(index < size(), "Attempting to access StrideSpan out of bounds.");
-    return byteoffset(begin_, index * strideBytes_);
+    return *byteoffset(begin_, index * strideBytes_);
 }
 } // namespace mijin