diff --git a/include/ylt/reflection/member_count.hpp b/include/ylt/reflection/member_count.hpp
index 837831748..04d12a421 100644
--- a/include/ylt/reflection/member_count.hpp
+++ b/include/ylt/reflection/member_count.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ concept expected = requires(Type e) {
   e.has_value();
   e.error();
   requires std::is_same_v<void, typename remove_cvref_t<Type>::value_type> ||
-               requires(Type e) { e.value(); };
+      requires(Type e) {
+    e.value();
+  };
 };
 #else
 template <typename T, typename = void>
@@ -72,8 +74,9 @@ constexpr bool optional = !expected<T> && optional_impl<T>::value;
 namespace internal {
 #if __cpp_concepts >= 201907L
 template <typename Type>
-concept tuple_size =
-    requires(Type tuple) { std::tuple_size<remove_cvref_t<Type>>::value; };
+concept tuple_size = requires(Type tuple) {
+  std::tuple_size<remove_cvref_t<Type>>::value;
+};
 #else
 template <typename T, typename = void>
 struct tuple_size_impl : std::false_type {};
diff --git a/include/ylt/reflection/member_names.hpp b/include/ylt/reflection/member_names.hpp
index 6afe7c336..e4a8c7bb2 100644
--- a/include/ylt/reflection/member_names.hpp
+++ b/include/ylt/reflection/member_names.hpp
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace ylt::reflection {
 
-template <typename T>
-struct ylt_alias_struct;
-
 template <typename T>
 inline constexpr auto get_alias_field_names();
 
@@ -64,28 +61,50 @@ struct member_tratis<T Owner::*> {
 };
 
 template <typename T, typename = void>
-struct has_alias_field_names_t : std::false_type {};
+struct has_alias_struct_name_t : std::false_type {};
 
 template <typename T>
-struct has_alias_field_names_t<
-    T, std::void_t<decltype(ylt_alias_struct<T>::get_alias_field_names())>>
+struct has_alias_struct_name_t<
+    T, std::void_t<decltype(get_alias_struct_name((T*)nullptr))>>
     : std::true_type {};
 
+template <typename T, typename = void>
+struct has_inner_alias_struct_name_t : std::false_type {};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct has_inner_alias_struct_name_t<
+    T, std::void_t<decltype(T::get_alias_struct_name((T*)nullptr))>>
+    : std::true_type {};
+
+template <typename T>
+constexpr bool has_alias_struct_name_v = has_alias_struct_name_t<T>::value;
+
 template <typename T>
-inline constexpr bool has_alias_field_names_v =
-    has_alias_field_names_t<T>::value;
+constexpr bool has_inner_alias_struct_name_v =
+    has_inner_alias_struct_name_t<T>::value;
 
 template <typename T, typename = void>
-struct has_alias_struct_names_t : std::false_type {};
+struct has_alias_field_names_t : std::false_type {};
 
 template <typename T>
-struct has_alias_struct_names_t<
-    T, std::void_t<decltype(ylt_alias_struct<T>::get_alias_struct_name())>>
+struct has_alias_field_names_t<
+    T, std::void_t<decltype(get_alias_field_names((T*)nullptr))>>
     : std::true_type {};
 
+template <typename T, typename = void>
+struct has_inner_alias_field_names_t : std::false_type {};
+
 template <typename T>
-inline constexpr bool has_alias_struct_name_v =
-    has_alias_struct_names_t<T>::value;
+struct has_inner_alias_field_names_t<
+    T, std::void_t<decltype(T::get_alias_field_names((T*)nullptr))>>
+    : std::true_type {};
+
+template <typename T>
+constexpr bool has_alias_field_names_v = has_alias_field_names_t<T>::value;
+
+template <typename T>
+constexpr bool has_inner_alias_field_names_v =
+    has_inner_alias_field_names_t<T>::value;
 
 template <typename T, typename U, size_t... Is>
 inline constexpr void init_arr_with_tuple(U& arr, std::index_sequence<Is...>) {
@@ -217,7 +236,10 @@ struct field_alias_t {
 template <typename T>
 inline constexpr auto get_alias_field_names() {
   if constexpr (internal::has_alias_field_names_v<T>) {
-    return ylt_alias_struct<T>::get_alias_field_names();
+    return get_alias_field_names((T*)nullptr);
+  }
+  else if constexpr (internal::has_inner_alias_field_names_v<T>) {
+    return T::get_alias_field_names((T*)nullptr);
   }
   else {
     return std::array<std::string_view, 0>{};
@@ -227,7 +249,10 @@ inline constexpr auto get_alias_field_names() {
 template <typename T>
 constexpr std::string_view get_struct_name() {
   if constexpr (internal::has_alias_struct_name_v<T>) {
-    return ylt_alias_struct<T>::get_alias_struct_name();
+    return get_alias_struct_name((T*)nullptr);
+  }
+  else if constexpr (internal::has_inner_alias_struct_name_v<T>) {
+    return T::get_alias_struct_name((T*)nullptr);
   }
   else {
     return type_string<T>();
@@ -239,7 +264,8 @@ inline constexpr std::array<std::string_view, members_count_v<T>>
 get_member_names() {
   auto arr = internal::get_member_names<T>();
   using U = ylt::reflection::remove_cvref_t<T>;
-  if constexpr (internal::has_alias_field_names_v<U>) {
+  if constexpr (internal::has_alias_field_names_v<U> ||
+                internal::has_inner_alias_field_names_v<U>) {
     constexpr auto alias_arr = get_alias_field_names<U>();
     for (size_t i = 0; i < alias_arr.size(); i++) {
       arr[alias_arr[i].index] = alias_arr[i].alias_name;
diff --git a/src/struct_xml/examples/main.cpp b/src/struct_xml/examples/main.cpp
index dba3a8f5a..ed0c11987 100644
--- a/src/struct_xml/examples/main.cpp
+++ b/src/struct_xml/examples/main.cpp
@@ -291,14 +291,13 @@ struct next_obj_t {
 };
 YLT_REFL(next_obj_t, x, y);
 
-template <>
-struct ylt::reflection::ylt_alias_struct<next_obj_t> {
-  static constexpr std::string_view get_alias_struct_name() { return "next"; }
-
-  static constexpr auto get_alias_field_names() {
-    return std::array{field_alias_t{"w", 0}, field_alias_t{"h", 1}};
-  }
-};
+constexpr std::string_view get_alias_struct_name(next_obj_t *) {
+  return "next";
+}
+constexpr auto get_alias_field_names(next_obj_t *) {
+  using namespace ylt::reflection;
+  return std::array{field_alias_t{"w", 0}, field_alias_t{"h", 1}};
+}
 
 struct out_object {
   std::unique_ptr<int> id;
@@ -307,14 +306,11 @@ struct out_object {
 };
 YLT_REFL(out_object, id, name, obj);
 
-template <>
-struct ylt::reflection::ylt_alias_struct<out_object> {
-  static constexpr std::string_view get_alias_struct_name() { return "qi"; }
-
-  static constexpr auto get_alias_field_names() {
-    return std::array{field_alias_t{"i", 0}, field_alias_t{"na", 1}};
-  }
-};
+constexpr std::string_view get_alias_struct_name(out_object *) { return "qi"; }
+constexpr auto get_alias_field_names(out_object *) {
+  using namespace ylt::reflection;
+  return std::array{field_alias_t{"i", 0}, field_alias_t{"na", 1}};
+}
 
 void test_alias() {
   out_object m{std::make_unique<int>(20), "tom", {21, 42}};