diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/key_object.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/key_object.hpp
index 3a9d07da..7daaa5ab 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/key_object.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/key_object.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <graphene/chain/types.hpp>
 
 namespace graphene { namespace chain {
+   typedef  static_variant<address,public_key_type> address_or_key;
+
    /**
     * @class key_object
     * @brief maps an ID to a public key or address
@@ -38,8 +40,9 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
          address key_address()const;
          const public_key_type& key()const { return key_data.get<public_key_type>(); }
 
-         static_variant<address,public_key_type> key_data;
+         address_or_key key_data;
    };
 } }
 
+FC_REFLECT_TYPENAME( graphene::chain::address_or_key )
 FC_REFLECT_DERIVED( graphene::chain::key_object, (graphene::db::object), (key_data) )
diff --git a/libraries/chain/key_object.cpp b/libraries/chain/key_object.cpp
index a0a79fe8..d19eabba 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/key_object.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/key_object.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 namespace graphene { namespace chain {
    address key_object::key_address()const
    {
-      typedef  static_variant<address,public_key_type> address_or_key;
-
       switch( key_data.which() )
       {
          case address_or_key::tag<address>::value: