diff --git a/lager/detail/lens_nodes.hpp b/lager/detail/lens_nodes.hpp
index 51a791b0..bf270ef6 100644
--- a/lager/detail/lens_nodes.hpp
+++ b/lager/detail/lens_nodes.hpp
@@ -36,18 +36,20 @@ class lens_reader_node;
 template <typename Lens, typename... Parents, template <class> class Base>
 class lens_reader_node<Lens, zug::meta::pack<Parents...>, Base>
     : public inner_node<
-          std::decay_t<decltype(view(
-              std::declval<Lens>(),
-              zug::tuplify(std::declval<zug::meta::value_t<Parents>>()...)))>,
+          std::decay_t<
+              remove_deferred_t<
+                  decltype(view(std::declval<Lens>(),
+                                zug::tuplify(std::declval<zug::meta::value_t<Parents>>()...)))>>,
           zug::meta::pack<Parents...>,
           Base>
 {
     using base_t = inner_node<
-        std::decay_t<decltype(view(
-            std::declval<Lens>(),
-            zug::tuplify(std::declval<zug::meta::value_t<Parents>>()...)))>,
-        zug::meta::pack<Parents...>,
-        Base>;
+    std::decay_t<
+        remove_deferred_t<
+            decltype(view(std::declval<Lens>(),
+                          zug::tuplify(std::declval<zug::meta::value_t<Parents>>()...)))>>,
+    zug::meta::pack<Parents...>,
+    Base>;
 
 protected:
     Lens lens_;
@@ -55,14 +57,14 @@ class lens_reader_node<Lens, zug::meta::pack<Parents...>, Base>
 public:
     template <typename Lens2, typename ParentsTuple>
     lens_reader_node(Lens2&& l, ParentsTuple&& parents)
-        : base_t{view(l, current_from(parents)),
+        : base_t{static_cast<typename base_t::value_type>(view(l, current_from(parents))),
                  std::forward<ParentsTuple>(parents)}
         , lens_{std::forward<Lens2>(l)}
     {}
 
     void recompute() final
     {
-        this->push_down(view(lens_, current_from(this->parents())));
+        this->push_down(static_cast<typename base_t::value_type>(view(lens_, current_from(this->parents()))));
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/lager/lenses.hpp b/lager/lenses.hpp
index 1f8db7c6..79d8129d 100644
--- a/lager/lenses.hpp
+++ b/lager/lenses.hpp
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ auto getset(Getter&& getter, Setter&& setter)
 {
     return zug::comp([=](auto&& f) {
         return [&, f = LAGER_FWD(f)](auto&& p) {
-            return f(getter(std::forward<decltype(p)>(p)))([&](auto&& x) {
-                return setter(std::forward<decltype(p)>(p),
-                              std::forward<decltype(x)>(x));
+            return f(lager::make_deferred(getter, std::forward<decltype(p)>(p)))
+                    ([&](auto&& x) {
+                         return setter(std::forward<decltype(p)>(p),
+                             std::forward<decltype(x)>(x));
             });
         };
     });
diff --git a/lager/util.hpp b/lager/util.hpp
index d601c79f..cf84c6fb 100644
--- a/lager/util.hpp
+++ b/lager/util.hpp
@@ -115,4 +115,40 @@ const T& unwrap(const T& x)
     return x;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * Defers calculation of the value of the function till type
+ * conversion is actually requested
+ */
+
+template <typename Func, typename P, typename X>
+struct deferred
+{
+    Func &&func;
+    P &&p;
+
+    operator X() {
+        return LAGER_FWD(std::forward<Func>(func)(std::forward<P>(p)));
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Func, typename P, typename X = decltype(std::declval<Func>()(std::declval<P>()))>
+auto make_deferred(Func&& f, P&& p) -> deferred<Func, P, X>
+{
+    return {std::forward<Func>(f), std::forward<P>(p)};
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+struct remove_deferred {
+    using type = T;
+};
+
+template <typename Func, typename P, typename X>
+struct remove_deferred<deferred<Func, P, X>> {
+    using type = X;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+using remove_deferred_t = typename remove_deferred<T>::type;
+
+
 } // namespace lager