diff --git a/src/lib/iter-source.hpp b/src/lib/iter-source.hpp
index 5a4caec07..810a50553 100644
--- a/src/lib/iter-source.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/iter-source.hpp
@@ -229,13 +229,12 @@ namespace lib {
    * is passed to one of the IterSource's builder functions, thereby
    * erasing the specific type information of the template parameter IT
    */
-  template<class IT>
+  template<class IT,  class ISO = IterSource<typename IT::value_type>>
   class WrappedLumieraIter
-    : public IterSource<typename IT::value_type>
+    : public ISO
     , boost::noncopyable
     {
-      using _Base = IterSource<typename IT::value_type>;
-      using   Pos = typename _Base::Pos;
+      using Pos = typename ISO::Pos;
       
       IT src_;
       
diff --git a/tests/library/iter-tree-explorer-test.cpp b/tests/library/iter-tree-explorer-test.cpp
index d30cab277..30dd26ffa 100644
--- a/tests/library/iter-tree-explorer-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/library/iter-tree-explorer-test.cpp
@@ -856,15 +856,15 @@ namespace test{
       verify_IterSource()
         {
           class PrivateSource
-//          : public IterSource<uint>       /////////////////////////////////////TODO linearised Mix-in problem
+            : public IterSource<uint>
             {
             public:
               virtual PrivateSource* expandChildren()  const  =0;
             };
           
           class VerySpecivicIter
-            : public WrappedLumieraIter<NumberSequence>
-            , public PrivateSource
+            : public WrappedLumieraIter<NumberSequence
+            ,        PrivateSource     >
             {
             public:
               VerySpecivicIter(uint start)