diff --git a/include/matador/utils/cascade_type.hpp b/include/matador/utils/cascade_type.hpp
index a102499..47bd64a 100644
--- a/include/matador/utils/cascade_type.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/utils/cascade_type.hpp
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ enum class cascade_type
   ALL = REMOVE | UPDATE | INSERT   /**< Cascade type all */
 };
 
-inline cascade_type operator~ (cascade_type a) { return (cascade_type)~(int)a; }
-inline cascade_type operator| (cascade_type a, cascade_type b) { return (cascade_type)((int)a | (int)b); }
-inline cascade_type operator& (cascade_type a, cascade_type b) { return (cascade_type)((int)a & (int)b); }
-inline cascade_type operator^ (cascade_type a, cascade_type b) { return (cascade_type)((int)a ^ (int)b); }
-inline cascade_type& operator|= (cascade_type& a, cascade_type b) { return (cascade_type&)((int&)a |= (int)b); }
-inline cascade_type& operator&= (cascade_type& a, cascade_type b) { return (cascade_type&)((int&)a &= (int)b); }
-inline cascade_type& operator^= (cascade_type& a, cascade_type b) { return (cascade_type&)((int&)a ^= (int)b); }
+inline cascade_type operator~ (cascade_type a) { return static_cast<cascade_type>(~static_cast<int>(a)); }
+inline cascade_type operator| (cascade_type a, cascade_type b) { return static_cast<cascade_type>(static_cast<int>(a) | static_cast<int>(b)); }
+inline cascade_type operator& (cascade_type a, cascade_type b) { return static_cast<cascade_type>(static_cast<int>(a) & static_cast<int>(b)); }
+inline cascade_type operator^ (cascade_type a, cascade_type b) { return static_cast<cascade_type>(static_cast<int>(a) ^ static_cast<int>(b)); }
+inline cascade_type& operator|= (cascade_type& a, cascade_type b) { return reinterpret_cast<cascade_type &>(reinterpret_cast<int &>(a) |= static_cast<int>(b)); }
+inline cascade_type& operator&= (cascade_type& a, cascade_type b) { return reinterpret_cast<cascade_type &>(reinterpret_cast<int &>(a) &= static_cast<int>(b)); }
+inline cascade_type& operator^= (cascade_type& a, cascade_type b) { return reinterpret_cast<cascade_type &>(reinterpret_cast<int &>(a) ^= static_cast<int>(b)); }
 
 }
 #endif //OOS_CASCADE_TYPE_HPP