diff --git a/tl/optional.hpp b/tl/optional.hpp
index 88ce30e..7350f8a 100644
--- a/tl/optional.hpp
+++ b/tl/optional.hpp
@@ -2252,6 +2252,7 @@ public:
 
     *this = nullopt;
     this->construct(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    return value();
   }
 
   /// Swaps this optional with the other.