diff --git a/cpp/lintian-ppa.cpp b/cpp/lintian-ppa.cpp
index 63af58b..88f5062 100644
--- a/cpp/lintian-ppa.cpp
+++ b/cpp/lintian-ppa.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
     auto ubuntu_opt = lp->distributions["ubuntu"];
     distribution ubuntu = ubuntu_opt.value();
-    distro_series current_series = ubuntu.current_series.value();
+    auto ds_opt = ubuntu.current_series;
+    distro_series current_series = ds_opt.value();
 
     // Retrieve user and PPA
     auto user_opt = lp->people[args.user];