diff --git a/tests/HelpersTest.cpp b/tests/HelpersTest.cpp
index ca0b0f3d..e709eaca 100644
--- a/tests/HelpersTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/HelpersTest.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ TEST(Types, LexicalCastDouble) {
     std::string input = "9.12";
     long double x;
     EXPECT_TRUE(CLI::detail::lexical_cast(input, x));
-    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(9.12, x);
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ((long double) 9.12, x);
 
     std::string bad_input = "hello";
     EXPECT_FALSE(CLI::detail::lexical_cast(bad_input, x));
diff --git a/tests/IniTest.cpp b/tests/IniTest.cpp
index 8fb8e96a..0c3fe2ee 100644
--- a/tests/IniTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/IniTest.cpp
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ TEST_F(TApp, IniOutputFlag) {
     EXPECT_THAT(str, HasSubstr("onething=true"));
     EXPECT_THAT(str, HasSubstr("something=2"));
 
-    std::string str = app.config_to_str(true);
+    str = app.config_to_str(true);
     EXPECT_THAT(str, HasSubstr("nothing"));
 }