diff --git a/include/tl/expected.hpp b/include/tl/expected.hpp
index 2c852e6..7dd82b7 100644
--- a/include/tl/expected.hpp
+++ b/include/tl/expected.hpp
@@ -1680,19 +1680,20 @@ public:
                                T, Args &&...>::value> * = nullptr>
   void emplace(Args &&... args) {
     if (has_value()) {
-      val() = T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+      val().~T();
     } else {
       err().~unexpected<E>();
-      ::new (valptr()) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
       this->m_has_val = true;
     }
+    ::new (valptr()) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
   }
 
     template <class... Args, detail::enable_if_t<!std::is_nothrow_constructible<
                                T, Args &&...>::value> * = nullptr>
   void emplace(Args &&... args) {
     if (has_value()) {
-      val() = T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+      val().~T();
+      ::new (valptr()) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     } else {
       auto tmp = std::move(err());
       err().~unexpected<E>();
diff --git a/tests/issues.cpp b/tests/issues.cpp
index e9f99da..276c401 100644
--- a/tests/issues.cpp
+++ b/tests/issues.cpp
@@ -136,3 +136,27 @@ tl::expected<int, std::unique_ptr<std::string>> func()
 TEST_CASE("Issue 61", "[issues.61]") {
   REQUIRE(func().value() == 1);
 }
+
+struct move_tracker {
+        int moved = 0;
+
+        constexpr move_tracker() = default;
+
+        constexpr move_tracker(move_tracker const &other) noexcept = default;
+        constexpr move_tracker(move_tracker &&orig) noexcept
+            : moved(orig.moved + 1) {}
+
+        constexpr move_tracker &
+        operator=(move_tracker const &other) noexcept = default;
+        
+        constexpr move_tracker &operator=(move_tracker &&orig) noexcept {
+          moved = orig.moved + 1;
+          return *this;
+        }
+};
+
+TEST_CASE("Issue 122", "[issues.122]") { 
+     tl::expected<move_tracker, int> res;
+     res.emplace(); // why moved?
+     REQUIRE(res.value().moved == 0);
+}
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