diff --git a/fairmq/test/helper/devices/TestPairLeft.cxx b/fairmq/test/helper/devices/TestPairLeft.cxx
index 3ccd29d6..132200ae 100644
--- a/fairmq/test/helper/devices/TestPairLeft.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/test/helper/devices/TestPairLeft.cxx
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ class PairLeft : public FairMQDevice
         int counter{0};
 
         // Simple empty message ping pong
-        auto msg1{NewMessageFor("data", 0)};
+        auto msg1(NewMessageFor("data", 0));
         if (Send(msg1, "data") >= 0) counter++;
-        auto msg2{NewMessageFor("data", 0)};
+        auto msg2(NewMessageFor("data", 0));
         if (Receive(msg2, "data") >= 0) counter++;
-        auto msg3{NewMessageFor("data", 0)};
+        auto msg3(NewMessageFor("data", 0));
         if (Send(msg3, "data") >= 0) counter++;
-        auto msg4{NewMessageFor("data", 0)};
+        auto msg4(NewMessageFor("data", 0));
         if (Receive(msg4, "data") >= 0) counter++;
         if (counter == 4) LOG(info) << "Simple empty message ping pong successfull";
 
         // Simple message with short text data
-        auto msg5{NewSimpleMessageFor("data", 0, "testdata1234")};
+        auto msg5(NewSimpleMessageFor("data", 0, "testdata1234"));
         if (Send(msg5, "data") >= 0) counter++;
-        auto msg6{NewMessageFor("data", 0)};
+        auto msg6(NewMessageFor("data", 0));
         auto ret = Receive(msg6, "data");
         if (ret > 0) {
             auto content = std::string{static_cast<char*>(msg6->GetData()), msg6->GetSize()};
diff --git a/fairmq/test/helper/devices/TestPairRight.cxx b/fairmq/test/helper/devices/TestPairRight.cxx
index 161d7166..43068cb9 100644
--- a/fairmq/test/helper/devices/TestPairRight.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/test/helper/devices/TestPairRight.cxx
@@ -34,25 +34,25 @@ class PairRight : public FairMQDevice
         int counter{0};
 
         // Simple empty message ping pong
-        auto msg1{NewMessageFor("data", 0)};
+        auto msg1(NewMessageFor("data", 0));
         if (Receive(msg1, "data") >= 0) counter++;
-        auto msg2{NewMessageFor("data", 0)};
+        auto msg2(NewMessageFor("data", 0));
         if (Send(msg2, "data") >= 0) counter++;
-        auto msg3{NewMessageFor("data", 0)};
+        auto msg3(NewMessageFor("data", 0));
         if (Receive(msg3, "data") >= 0) counter++;
-        auto msg4{NewMessageFor("data", 0)};
+        auto msg4(NewMessageFor("data", 0));
         if (Send(msg4, "data") >= 0) counter++;
         if (counter == 4) LOG(info) << "Simple empty message ping pong successfull";
         
         // Simple message with short text data
-        auto msg5{NewMessageFor("data", 0)};
+        auto msg5(NewMessageFor("data", 0));
         auto ret = Receive(msg5, "data");
         if (ret > 0) {
             auto content = std::string{static_cast<char*>(msg5->GetData()), msg5->GetSize()};
             LOG(info) << ret << ", " << msg5->GetSize() << ", '" << content << "'";
             if (msg5->GetSize() == ret && content == "testdata1234") counter++;
         }
-        auto msg6{NewSimpleMessageFor("data", 0, "testdata1234")};
+        auto msg6(NewSimpleMessageFor("data", 0, "testdata1234"));
         if (Send(msg6, "data") >= 0) counter++;
         if (counter == 6) LOG(info) << "Simple message with short text data successfull";