diff --git a/storage/smatrix/include/algebra/storage/impl/smatrix_getter.hpp b/storage/smatrix/include/algebra/storage/impl/smatrix_getter.hpp
index 50760897..2feae79c 100644
--- a/storage/smatrix/include/algebra/storage/impl/smatrix_getter.hpp
+++ b/storage/smatrix/include/algebra/storage/impl/smatrix_getter.hpp
@@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ struct block_getter {
       const ROOT::Math::SMatrix<scalar_t, ROWS, COLS> &m, unsigned int row,
       unsigned int col) const {
 
-    return m.template SubCol<ROOT::Math::SVector<scalar_t, SIZE>>(col, row);
+    ROOT::Math::SMatrix<scalar_t, ROWS, COLS> tmp = m.template Sub<ROOT::Math::SMatrix<scalar_t, SIZE, 1>>(row, col);
+
+    return tmp;
+    //return m.template SubCol<ROOT::Math::SVector<scalar_t, SIZE>>(col, row);
   }
 };  // struct block_getter