1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/cpp/src/tests/qpid-ping.cpp b/qpid/cpp/src/tests/qpid-ping.cpp
index c0ad35b51d..40e6a0f671 100644
--- a/qpid/cpp/src/tests/qpid-ping.cpp
+++ b/qpid/cpp/src/tests/qpid-ping.cpp
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ struct PingOptions : public qpid::Options {
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     Connection connection;
-    PingOptions opts;
     try {
+        PingOptions opts;
         opts.parse(argc, argv);
         connection = Connection(opts.url, opts.connectionOptions);
         connection.open();