diff --git a/src/oi.nim b/src/oi.nim
index 21c67a7..0e7539d 100644
--- a/src/oi.nim
+++ b/src/oi.nim
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ proc ok*[T](val: T): OI[T] =
 proc fail*(oi: OI, msg: string): OI =
   OI(isOK: false, error: msg)
 
-proc fail*(msg: string): OI[auto] =
-  OI[auto](isOK: false, error: msg)
+proc fail*[T](msg: string): OI[T] =
+  OI[T](isOK: false, error: msg)
diff --git a/tests/testResults.nim b/tests/testResults.nim
index 3be7ace..98c7334 100644
--- a/tests/testResults.nim
+++ b/tests/testResults.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ test "Check OK":
   check test.isOk == true
 
 test "Check fail":
-  let test = fail "no data here"
+  let test = oi.fail[int] "no data here"
   check test.isOk == false
 
 test "Check proc results":
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test "Check changing result":
   proc checker(): OI[int] =
     result = ok 42
     # something happend here
-    result = fail "data got corrupted"
+    result = result.fail "data got corrupted"
 
   let data = checker()
   check data.isOk == false