diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bc823eaa..797dd1681 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ library:
 | `xtensor` | `xtl`   |`xsimd` (optional) |
 |-----------|---------|-------------------|
 |  master   | ^0.8.0  |       ^13.2.0     |
+|  0.27.2   | ^0.8.0  |       ^13.2.0     |
 |  0.27.1   | ^0.8.0  |       ^13.2.0     |
 |  0.27.0   | ^0.8.0  |       ^13.2.0     |
 |  0.26.0   | ^0.8.0  |       ^13.2.0     |
diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.rst b/docs/source/changelog.rst
index 982773051..8118485ea 100644
--- a/docs/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/source/changelog.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.27.2
+------
+
+- Fixed xexpression_holder generic constructor
+
 0.27.1
 ------
 
diff --git a/include/xtensor/core/xtensor_config.hpp b/include/xtensor/core/xtensor_config.hpp
index 959a3b2a4..a3fb00081 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/core/xtensor_config.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/core/xtensor_config.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #define XTENSOR_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define XTENSOR_VERSION_MINOR 27
-#define XTENSOR_VERSION_PATCH 1
+#define XTENSOR_VERSION_PATCH 2
 
 
 // Define if the library is going to be using exceptions.
diff --git a/include/xtensor/misc/xexpression_holder.hpp b/include/xtensor/misc/xexpression_holder.hpp
index f720cc006..283b331ce 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/misc/xexpression_holder.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/misc/xexpression_holder.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 #ifndef XTENSOR_XEXPRESSION_HOLDER_HPP
 #define XTENSOR_XEXPRESSION_HOLDER_HPP
 
+#include <concepts>
 #include <memory>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ namespace xt
         xexpression_holder() = default;
 
         template <class E>
+            requires(!std::same_as<std::decay_t<E>, xexpression_holder>)
         xexpression_holder(E&& expr);
 
         xexpression_holder(implementation_type* holder);
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ namespace xt
     }
 
     template <class E>
+        requires(!std::same_as<std::decay_t<E>, xexpression_holder>)
     inline xexpression_holder::xexpression_holder(E&& expr)
         : p_holder(new detail::xexpression_wrapper<E>(std::forward<E>(expr)))
     {
@@ -181,30 +185,29 @@ namespace xt
 
     inline void xexpression_holder::init_pointer_from_json(const nlohmann::json& j)
     {
-        if (j.is_array())
+        if (j.is_array() && !j.empty())
         {
-            return init_pointer_from_json(j[0]);
+            init_pointer_from_json(j[0]);
         }
-
-        if (j.is_number())
+        else if (j.is_number())
         {
             xt::xarray<double> empty_arr;
             p_holder.reset(new detail::xexpression_wrapper<xt::xarray<double>>(std::move(empty_arr)));
         }
-
-        if (j.is_boolean())
+        else if (j.is_boolean())
         {
             xt::xarray<bool> empty_arr;
             p_holder.reset(new detail::xexpression_wrapper<xt::xarray<bool>>(std::move(empty_arr)));
         }
-
-        if (j.is_string())
+        else if (j.is_string())
         {
             xt::xarray<std::string> empty_arr;
             p_holder.reset(new detail::xexpression_wrapper<xt::xarray<std::string>>(std::move(empty_arr)));
         }
-
-        XTENSOR_THROW(std::runtime_error, "Received a JSON with a tensor that contains unsupported data type");
+        else
+        {
+            XTENSOR_THROW(std::runtime_error, "Received a JSON with a tensor that contains unsupported data type");
+        }
     }
 
     inline void xexpression_holder::check_holder() const