diff --git a/include/boost/leaf/error.hpp b/include/boost/leaf/error.hpp
index bac3f50c..9f966707 100644
--- a/include/boost/leaf/error.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/leaf/error.hpp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ namespace detail
     BOOST_LEAF_CONSTEXPR inline int load_slot( int err_id, E && e ) noexcept(OnError)
     {
         using T = typename std::decay<E>::type;
-        static_assert(!std::is_pointer<E>::value, "Error objects of pointer types are not allowed");
+        static_assert(!std::is_pointer<T>::value, "Error objects of pointer types are not allowed");
         static_assert(!std::is_same<T, error_id>::value, "Error objects of type error_id are not allowed");
         BOOST_LEAF_ASSERT((err_id&3) == 1);
         if( slot<T> * p = tls::read_ptr<slot<T>>() )
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ namespace detail
     {
         using E = typename function_traits<F>::return_type;
         using T = typename std::decay<E>::type;
-        static_assert(!std::is_pointer<E>::value, "Error objects of pointer types are not allowed");
+        static_assert(!std::is_pointer<T>::value, "Error objects of pointer types are not allowed");
         static_assert(!std::is_same<T, error_id>::value, "Error objects of type error_id are not allowed");
         BOOST_LEAF_ASSERT((err_id&3) == 1);
         if( slot<T> * p = tls::read_ptr<slot<T>>() )
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ namespace detail
     {
         static_assert(function_traits<F>::arity == 1, "Lambdas passed to accumulate must take a single e-type argument by reference");
         using E = typename std::decay<fn_arg_type<F,0>>::type;
-        static_assert(!std::is_pointer<E>::value, "Error objects of pointer types are not allowed");
+        using T = typename std::decay<E>::type;
+        static_assert(!std::is_pointer<T>::value, "Error objects of pointer types are not allowed");
         BOOST_LEAF_ASSERT((err_id&3) == 1);
         if( auto sl = tls::read_ptr<slot<E>>() )
         {