diff --git a/source/application.cpp b/source/application.cpp
index 1793169..9ed9145 100644
--- a/source/application.cpp
+++ b/source/application.cpp
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@ namespace gmtk
 
 			if (selected_card_ || active_card_)
 			{
-				if (auto type = card_to_transformer(selected_card_.value_or(*active_card_)))
+				if (auto type = card_to_transformer(selected_card_ ? *selected_card_ : *active_card_))
 					shown_recipies = *type;
 			}
 			else if (selected_)
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@ namespace gmtk
 			}
 
 			if (selected_card_ || active_card_)
-				helper_text = card_description(selected_card_.value_or(*active_card_));
+				helper_text = card_description(selected_card_ ? *selected_card_ : *active_card_);
 			else if (selected_)
 				if (auto entity = map_.world->index<index>().find(*selected_))
 				{