diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h
index 4cedc2602..c31b8a2bd 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h
@@ -185,13 +185,10 @@ public:
 
     Type type() const { return cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_value_type(&inner); }
 
-    // internal
-    Value(const sixtyfps::cbindgen_private::ValueOpaque &inner) : inner(inner) { }
-
 private:
     using ValueOpaque = sixtyfps::cbindgen_private::ValueOpaque;
     ValueOpaque inner;
-    friend class Struct;
+    friend struct Struct;
 };
 
 inline Value::Value(const sixtyfps::SharedVector<Value> &array)
@@ -273,7 +270,7 @@ inline std::optional<Value> Struct::get_field(std::string_view name) const
         name.size()
     };
     if (auto *value = cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_struct_get_field(&inner, name_view)) {
-        return *value;
+        return *reinterpret_cast<const Value *>(value);
     } else {
         return {};
     }
@@ -287,4 +284,4 @@ inline void Struct::set_field(std::string_view name, const Value &value)
     cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_struct_set_field(&inner, name_view, &value.inner);
 }
 
-}
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+}
diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/tests/tests.cpp b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/tests/tests.cpp
index a09fd4bfc..a87a936d2 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/tests/tests.cpp
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/tests/tests.cpp
@@ -164,11 +164,12 @@ SCENARIO("Struct API")
 
     REQUIRE(!struc.get_field("not_there"));
 
-    struc.set_field("field_a", Value(true));
+    struc.set_field("field_a", Value(sixtyfps::SharedString("Hallo")));
 
     auto value_opt = struc.get_field("field_a");
     REQUIRE(value_opt.has_value());
     auto value = value_opt.value();
-    REQUIRE(value.to_bool().has_value());
-    REQUIRE(value.to_bool().value() == true);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    REQUIRE(value.to_string().has_value());
+    REQUIRE(value.to_string().value() == "Hallo");
+
+}