diff --git a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
index b808a883..5e088be4 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
 
             SECTION("strict mode")
             {
-                CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec), json::parse_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec),
                                   "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: expected end of input");
             }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp b/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
index f0f59fa4..37434993 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack")
 
             SECTION("strict mode")
             {
-                CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(vec), json::parse_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(vec), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(vec),
                                   "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: expected end of input");
             }