diff --git a/include/utl/meta/typelist.h b/include/utl/meta/typelist.h
index 6e62651..50936f0 100644
--- a/include/utl/meta/typelist.h
+++ b/include/utl/meta/typelist.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace meta {
    //! @{
    namespace back_impl {
       template <typename List>
-      struct back_ { };
+      struct back_ { using type = nil_; };
 
       template <typename Head, typename... Tail>
       struct back_<typelist<Head, Tail...>> {
diff --git a/include/utl/utility/invoke.h b/include/utl/utility/invoke.h
index 7c992a2..850d6ac 100644
--- a/include/utl/utility/invoke.h
+++ b/include/utl/utility/invoke.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 //! @{
 namespace utl {
 
-#if !defined __cpp_lib_is_invocable
+//#if !defined __cpp_lib_is_invocable
    namespace detail {
 
       template <class T>
@@ -216,9 +216,10 @@ namespace utl {
    >;
    //! @}
 
-#else
-
-#endif
+//#else
+//using is_invocable = std::is_invocable;
+//
+//#endif
 }
 
 //! @}
diff --git a/test/main.cpp b/test/main.cpp
index 7ed18c0..21a2473 100644
--- a/test/main.cpp
+++ b/test/main.cpp
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@
  *
  */
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <exception>
 
-GTEST_API_ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+GTEST_API_ int main(int argc, char **argv) try {
    testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
    return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }
-
+catch (std::exception& e) {
+    std::cout << "Exception: " << e.what() << '\n';
+}