diff --git a/options.cpp b/options.cpp
index f40002dd..f45113b8 100644
--- a/options.cpp
+++ b/options.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ presentoption::execute (void) {
  * Value option
  */
 
+
 namespace util {
     template<>
     bool&
@@ -144,9 +145,36 @@ namespace util {
 
         return *val;
     }
+
+
+    template <typename T>
+    T&
+    valueoption<T>::get_arg(const std::string &arg,
+                            T                 *val)
+    {
+        std::istringstream stream (arg, std::istringstream::in);
+        stream.exceptions (
+              std::istringstream::failbit
+            | std::istringstream::badbit
+        );
+
+        stream >> *val;
+        return *val;
+    }
 }
 
 
+template std::string& util::valueoption<std::string>::get_arg (const std::string&, std::string*);
+
+template  int16_t& util::valueoption< int16_t>::get_arg (const std::string&,  int16_t*);
+template  int32_t& util::valueoption< int32_t>::get_arg (const std::string&,  int32_t*);
+template  int64_t& util::valueoption< int64_t>::get_arg (const std::string&,  int64_t*);
+
+template uint16_t& util::valueoption<uint16_t>::get_arg (const std::string&, uint16_t*);
+template uint32_t& util::valueoption<uint32_t>::get_arg (const std::string&, uint32_t*);
+template uint64_t& util::valueoption<uint64_t>::get_arg (const std::string&, uint64_t*);
+
+
 /*
  * bytesoption
  */
diff --git a/options.hpp b/options.hpp
index 10c82a68..f60d7a17 100644
--- a/options.hpp
+++ b/options.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with libgim.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- * Copyright 2013 Danny Robson <danny@nerdcruft.net>
+ * Copyright 2013-2014 Danny Robson <danny@nerdcruft.net>
  */
 
 
@@ -167,18 +167,11 @@ namespace util {
 
         protected:
             // Retrieve string to value conversion
+            static
             T& get_arg(const std::string &arg,
-                       T                 *val) {
-                std::istringstream stream (arg, std::istringstream::in);
-                stream.exceptions (
-                      std::istringstream::failbit
-                    | std::istringstream::badbit
-                );
-                stream >> *val;
-
-                return *val;
-            }
+                       T                 *val);
 
+            static
             T& get_arg(const std::string &_arg,
                        T                 *val,
                        const T           &defaultval) {
@@ -303,5 +296,4 @@ namespace util {
     };
 }
 
-
 #endif