diff --git a/daemon/face/ethernet-face.cpp b/daemon/face/ethernet-face.cpp
index a6e089f..2d3b8e3 100644
--- a/daemon/face/ethernet-face.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/ethernet-face.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
   , m_interface(interface)
   , m_destAddress(address)
 {
-  setLocal(false);
   pcapInit();
 
   int fd = pcap_get_selectable_fd(m_pcap);
diff --git a/daemon/face/face.cpp b/daemon/face/face.cpp
index cc4fba8..8e81217 100644
--- a/daemon/face/face.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/face.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 
 namespace nfd {
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("Face");
+NFD_LOG_INIT("Face")
 
-Face::Face()
+Face::Face(bool isLocal)
   : m_id(INVALID_FACEID)
+  , m_isLocal(isLocal)
 {
 }
 
@@ -33,26 +34,6 @@
   m_id = faceId;
 }
 
-bool
-Face::isLocal() const
-{
-  return m_isLocal;
-}
-
-// this method is protected and can be used only in derived class
-// to set localhost scope
-void
-Face::setLocal(bool isLocal)
-{
-  m_isLocal = isLocal;
-}
-
-bool
-Face::isUp() const
-{
-  return true;
-}
-
 void
 Face::setDescription(const std::string& description)
 {
@@ -72,6 +53,12 @@
 }
 
 bool
+Face::isUp() const
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool
 Face::decodeAndDispatchInput(const Block& element)
 {
   /// \todo Ensure lazy field decoding process
diff --git a/daemon/face/face.hpp b/daemon/face/face.hpp
index 45cde49..325ad67 100644
--- a/daemon/face/face.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/face.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 const FaceId INVALID_FACEID = -1;
 
-const std::size_t MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE = 8800;
+const size_t MAX_NDN_PACKET_SIZE = 8800;
 
 
 /** \brief represents a face
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     Error(const std::string& what) : std::runtime_error(what) {}
   };
 
-  Face();
+  explicit
+  Face(bool isLocal = false);
 
   virtual
   ~Face();
@@ -69,21 +70,6 @@
   virtual void
   close() = 0;
 
-  /** \brief Get whether underlying communication is up
-   *
-   *  In this base class this property is always true.
-   */
-  virtual bool
-  isUp() const;
-
-  /** \brief Get whether face is connected to a local app
-   *
-   *  False by default and can become true if a derived class, implementing
-   *  one of the local face types, explicitly calls Face::setLocal(true)
-   */
-  bool
-  isLocal() const;
-
   /** \brief Set the description
    *
    *  This is typically invoked by mgmt on set description command
@@ -95,6 +81,11 @@
   virtual const std::string&
   getDescription() const;
 
+  /** \brief Get whether face is connected to a local app
+   */
+  bool
+  isLocal() const;
+
   /** \brief Get whether packets sent this Face may reach multiple peers
    *
    *  In this base class this property is always false.
@@ -102,13 +93,17 @@
   virtual bool
   isMultiAccess() const;
 
+  /** \brief Get whether underlying communication is up
+   *
+   *  In this base class this property is always true.
+   */
+  virtual bool
+  isUp() const;
+
   const FaceCounters&
   getCounters() const;
 
 protected:
-  void
-  setLocal(bool isLocal);
-
   // this is a non-virtual method
   bool
   decodeAndDispatchInput(const Block& element);
@@ -131,6 +126,12 @@
 };
 
 
+inline bool
+Face::isLocal() const
+{
+  return m_isLocal;
+}
+
 inline const FaceCounters&
 Face::getCounters() const
 {
diff --git a/daemon/face/local-face.hpp b/daemon/face/local-face.hpp
index 6175b5d..b7d973a 100644
--- a/daemon/face/local-face.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/local-face.hpp
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
 
 inline
 LocalFace::LocalFace()
-  : m_localControlHeaderFeatures(LOCAL_CONTROL_HEADER_FEATURE_MAX)
+  : Face(true)
+  , m_localControlHeaderFeatures(LOCAL_CONTROL_HEADER_FEATURE_MAX)
 {
-  setLocal(true);
 }
 
 inline bool
diff --git a/daemon/face/stream-face.hpp b/daemon/face/stream-face.hpp
index 9baef1d..db37660 100644
--- a/daemon/face/stream-face.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/stream-face.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   /**
    * \brief Create instance of StreamFace
    */
+  explicit
   StreamFace(const shared_ptr<typename protocol::socket>& socket);
 
   virtual