diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 79ad791eba..abb02ef5bc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if(APPLE AND NOT CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT)
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
diff --git a/include/helpers/endian.h b/include/helpers/endian.h
index b9727ce4c7..85ae394cdc 100644
--- a/include/helpers/endian.h
+++ b/include/helpers/endian.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <bit>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 #include "dolphin/types.h"
 #include "dolphin/mtx.h"
diff --git a/mods/custom_actor_demo/CMakeLists.txt b/mods/custom_actor_demo/CMakeLists.txt
index d7e55536d4..78bf50c6d6 100644
--- a/mods/custom_actor_demo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mods/custom_actor_demo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
 project(custom_actor_demo CXX)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 
 if (CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
     set(DUSK_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../.." CACHE PATH "Path to dusk source root")
diff --git a/src/dusk/mod_loader.hpp b/src/dusk/mod_loader.hpp
index 3d5094ca70..e6ec8a106e 100644
--- a/src/dusk/mod_loader.hpp
+++ b/src/dusk/mod_loader.hpp
@@ -347,7 +347,9 @@ private:
     bool m_startupComplete = false;
 
     LoadedMod* try_load_mod(const std::filesystem::path& modPath, bool fromDir,
-        uint32_t searchDirIndex, std::unique_ptr<ModBundle> bundle = {});
+        uint32_t searchDirIndex);
+    LoadedMod* try_load_mod(const std::filesystem::path& modPath, bool fromDir,
+        uint32_t searchDirIndex, std::unique_ptr<ModBundle> bundle);
     void load_native(LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry,
         const std::vector<std::string>& runtimeEntries);
     bool load_native_if_present(LoadedMod& mod);
diff --git a/src/dusk/mods/loader/loader.cpp b/src/dusk/mods/loader/loader.cpp
index 16e52f12da..0e6b0ab7b3 100644
--- a/src/dusk/mods/loader/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/mods/loader/loader.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ static void warn_unpublished_deferred_exports(const LoadedMod& mod) {
         }
     }
 }
+LoadedMod* ModLoader::try_load_mod(const fs::path& modPath, bool fromDir, uint32_t searchDirIndex) {
+    return try_load_mod(modPath, fromDir, searchDirIndex, {});
+}
 
 LoadedMod* ModLoader::try_load_mod(const fs::path& modPath, bool fromDir, uint32_t searchDirIndex,
     std::unique_ptr<ModBundle> bundle) {