diff --git a/unirec/include/unirec++/unirecRecord.hpp b/unirec/include/unirec++/unirecRecord.hpp
index d44ee687..857e89d9 100644
--- a/unirec/include/unirec++/unirecRecord.hpp
+++ b/unirec/include/unirec++/unirecRecord.hpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class UnirecRecord {
 		if (ur_is_array(fieldID)) {
 			expectedType = getExpectedUnirecType<RequiredType*>();
 		} else {
-			expectedType = getExpectedUnirecType<RequiredType*>();
+			expectedType = getExpectedUnirecType<RequiredType>();
 		}
 
 		if (expectedType != ur_get_type(fieldID)) {