diff --git a/include/stdexec/__detail/__sequence.hpp b/include/stdexec/__detail/__sequence.hpp
index e4c61fdeb..6243edcce 100644
--- a/include/stdexec/__detail/__sequence.hpp
+++ b/include/stdexec/__detail/__sequence.hpp
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ namespace STDEXEC
           // If the first sender has no set_value completions, then the second sender will
           // never be started, so just return the (error and stopped) completions of the
           // first sender.
-          return STDEXEC::get_completion_signatures<__cv_sender1_t, __fwd_env_t<_Env>...>();
+          return STDEXEC::get_completion_signatures<std::remove_cvref_t<__cv_sender1_t>, __fwd_env_t<_Env>...>();
         }
         else
         {
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ namespace STDEXEC
 
           auto __completions1 =  //
             STDEXEC::__transform_completion_signatures(
-              STDEXEC::get_completion_signatures<__cv_sender1_t, __fwd_env_t<_Env>...>(),
+              STDEXEC::get_completion_signatures<std::remove_cvref_t<__cv_sender1_t>, __fwd_env_t<_Env>...>(),
               __eat_value_signatures<_Self>{});
 
           auto __completions2 =
-            STDEXEC::get_completion_signatures<_Sender2, __env2_t<_Self, _Env>...>();
+            STDEXEC::get_completion_signatures<std::remove_cvref_t<_Sender2>, __env2_t<_Self, _Env>...>();
 
           auto __eptr_completions =
             STDEXEC::__eptr_completion_unless_t<__mbool<__nothrow_connect2>>();