diff --git a/user_channel/channel_mgmt.cpp b/user_channel/channel_mgmt.cpp
index a0fbcb7..41b477d 100644
--- a/user_channel/channel_mgmt.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/channel_mgmt.cpp
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@
     {
         data = Json::parse(jsonFile, nullptr, false);
     }
-    catch (Json::parse_error& e)
+    catch (const Json::parse_error& e)
     {
         log<level::DEBUG>("Corrupted channel config.",
                           entry("MSG=%s", e.what()));
diff --git a/user_channel/cipher_mgmt.cpp b/user_channel/cipher_mgmt.cpp
index ca9c2d4..8355865 100644
--- a/user_channel/cipher_mgmt.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/cipher_mgmt.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     {
         data = Json::parse(jsonFile, nullptr, false);
     }
-    catch (Json::parse_error& e)
+    catch (const Json::parse_error& e)
     {
         log<level::ERR>("Corrupted cipher suite privilege levels config file.",
                         entry("MSG: %s", e.what()));
diff --git a/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp b/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
index 6ae90fc..b36a2e6 100644
--- a/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@
                 }
             }
         }
-        catch (Json::out_of_range& e)
+        catch (const Json::out_of_range& e)
         {
             // Key not found in 'userInfo'; possibly an old JSON file. Use
             // default values for all payloads, and SOL payload default is true.