diff --git a/src/simplnx/DataStructure/DataStructure.cpp b/src/simplnx/DataStructure/DataStructure.cpp
index f5a905f0b8..0b0976bfe3 100644
--- a/src/simplnx/DataStructure/DataStructure.cpp
+++ b/src/simplnx/DataStructure/DataStructure.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ LinkedPath DataStructure::getLinkedPath(const DataPath& path) const
     }
 
     return LinkedPath(this, pathIds);
-  } catch(std::exception e)
+  } catch(const std::exception& e)
   {
     return LinkedPath();
   }
diff --git a/src/simplnx/DataStructure/Geometry/INodeGeometry0D.cpp b/src/simplnx/DataStructure/Geometry/INodeGeometry0D.cpp
index cb845f546c..b3a76623fe 100644
--- a/src/simplnx/DataStructure/Geometry/INodeGeometry0D.cpp
+++ b/src/simplnx/DataStructure/Geometry/INodeGeometry0D.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ BoundingBox3Df INodeGeometry0D::getBoundingBox() const
       ll[2] = (z < ll[2]) ? z : ll[2];
       ur[2] = (z > ur[2]) ? z : ur[2];
     }
-  } catch(std::bad_cast ex)
+  } catch(const std::bad_cast& ex)
   {
     return {ll, ur}; // will be invalid
   }