diff --git a/tests/leaf_editing.cpp b/tests/leaf_editing.cpp
index 274d171..f18af1c 100644
--- a/tests/leaf_editing.cpp
+++ b/tests/leaf_editing.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,6 @@
                 input = "set leafBinary db=ahj";
         }
 
-        REQUIRE_THROWS_AS(parser.parseCommand(input, errorStream), InvalidCommandException&);
+        REQUIRE_THROWS_AS(parser.parseCommand(input, errorStream), InvalidCommandException);
     }
 }