diff --git a/include/CLI/App.hpp b/include/CLI/App.hpp
index fa4c00ca..753f5016 100644
--- a/include/CLI/App.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/App.hpp
@@ -552,9 +552,7 @@ class App {
             }
         }
         // this line should not be reached the above loop should trigger the throw
-        // LCOV_EXCL_START
-        throw(OptionAlreadyAdded("added option matched existing option name"));
-        // LCOV_EXCL_END
+        throw(OptionAlreadyAdded("added option matched existing option name")); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
     }
 
     /// Add option for assigning to a variable
@@ -2488,7 +2486,7 @@ class App {
             // LCOV_EXCL_START
         default:
             throw HorribleError("unrecognized classifier (you should not see this!)");
-            // LCOV_EXCL_END
+            // LCOV_EXCL_STOP
         }
         return retval;
     }
diff --git a/include/CLI/Timer.hpp b/include/CLI/Timer.hpp
index 481546ab..c611706d 100644
--- a/include/CLI/Timer.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/Timer.hpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Timer {
         else
             return print_it(time, "s");
     }
-    // LCOV_EXCL_END
+    // LCOV_EXCL_STOP
 
     /// This is the main function, it creates a string
     std::string to_string() const { return time_print_(title_, make_time_str()); }