diff --git a/thread_pool.hpp b/thread_pool.hpp
index d848419..1880a08 100644
--- a/thread_pool.hpp
+++ b/thread_pool.hpp
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ public:
     /* adding tasks to the queue */
     // TODO: use template-based policies to deal with priority tasks to avoid code-dupe.
     template <typename F, typename... Args>
-    auto add_task(F&& f, Args&&... args) -> std::future<decltype(f(args...))>;
+    auto add_task(F&& f, Args&&... args) -> std::future<decltype(f(std::forward<Args>(args)...))>;
 
     template <typename F, typename... Args>
-    auto priority_task(F&& f, Args&&... args) -> std::future<decltype(f(args...))>;
+    auto priority_task(F&& f, Args&&... args) -> std::future<decltype(f(std::forward<Args>(args)...))>;
 
     template <typename R> void add_task(std::packaged_task<R()>& );
     template <typename R> void priority_task(std::packaged_task<R()>& );
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ thread_pool::~thread_pool()
 
 template <typename F, typename... Args>
 auto thread_pool::add_task(F&& f, Args&&... args)
--> std::future<decltype(f(args...))>
+-> std::future<decltype(f(std::forward<Args>(args)...))>
 {
-    auto pckgd_tsk = std::make_shared<std::packaged_task<decltype(f(args...))()> >
+    auto pckgd_tsk = std::make_shared<std::packaged_task<decltype(f(std::forward<Args>(args)...))()> >
             (std::bind(std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<Args>(args)...));
 
     {
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ auto thread_pool::add_task(F&& f, Args&&... args)
 
 template <typename F, typename... Args>
 auto thread_pool::priority_task(F&& f, Args&&... args)
--> std::future<decltype(f(args...))>
+-> std::future<decltype(f(std::forward<Args>(args)...))>
 {
-    auto pckgd_tsk = std::make_shared<std::packaged_task<decltype(f(args...))()> >
+    auto pckgd_tsk = std::make_shared<std::packaged_task<decltype(f(std::forward<Args>(args)...))()> >
             (std::bind(std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<Args>(args)...));
 
     auto ret_val= pckgd_tsk->get_future();