diff --git a/src/framework/stdext/packed_any.h b/src/framework/stdext/packed_any.h
index 02ca7ace..dc4e2249 100644
--- a/src/framework/stdext/packed_any.h
+++ b/src/framework/stdext/packed_any.h
@@ -89,18 +89,22 @@ public:
 };
 
 template<typename T>
-T packed_any_cast(const packed_any& operand) {
-    if(operand.scalar) {
-        union {
-            T v;
-            packed_any::placeholder* content;
-        };
-        content = operand.content;
-        return v;
-    } else {
-        assert(operand.type() == typeid(T));
-        return static_cast<packed_any::holder<T>*>(operand.content)->held;
-    }
+typename std::enable_if<can_pack_in_any<T>::value, T>::type
+packed_any_cast(const packed_any& operand) {
+    assert(operand.scalar);
+    union {
+        T v;
+        packed_any::placeholder* content;
+    };
+    content = operand.content;
+    return v;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<!can_pack_in_any<T>::value, T>::type
+packed_any_cast(const packed_any& operand) {
+    assert(operand.type() == typeid(T));
+    return static_cast<packed_any::holder<T>*>(operand.content)->held;
 }
 
 template<typename T> T packed_any::cast() const { return packed_any_cast<T>(*this); }
diff --git a/src/framework/stdext/packed_vector.h b/src/framework/stdext/packed_vector.h
index 6ac1a0fd..8cf34091 100644
--- a/src/framework/stdext/packed_vector.h
+++ b/src/framework/stdext/packed_vector.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 
     packed_vector() : m_size(0), m_data(nullptr) { }
     packed_vector(size_type size) : m_size(size), m_data(new T[size]) { }
-    packed_vector(size_type size, const T& value) : m_size(size), m_data(new T[size](value)) { }
+    packed_vector(size_type size, const T& value) : m_size(size), m_data(new T[size]) { std::fill(begin(), end(), value); }
     template <class InputIterator>
     packed_vector(InputIterator first, InputIterator last) : m_size(last - first), m_data(new T[m_size]) { std::copy(first, last, m_data); }
     packed_vector(const packed_vector<T>& other) : m_size(other.m_size), m_data(new T[other.m_size]) { std::copy(other.begin(), other.end(), m_data); }