diff --git a/tests/test-encode-decode-interest.cpp b/tests/test-encode-decode-interest.cpp
index 26d8269..ad638ce 100644
--- a/tests/test-encode-decode-interest.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-encode-decode-interest.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 1
 };
 
-static void dumpInterest(const Interest &interest)
+static void dumpInterest(const Interest& interest)
 {
   cout << "name: " << interest.getName().to_uri() << endl;
   cout << "minSuffixComponents: ";
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     reDecodedInterest.wireDecode(*encoding);
     cout << "Re-decoded Interest:" << endl;
     dumpInterest(reDecodedInterest);
-  } catch (exception &e) {
+  } catch (exception& e) {
     cout << "exception: " << e.what() << endl;
   }
   return 0;