diff --git a/tests/Agency/CleanOutServerTest.cpp b/tests/Agency/CleanOutServerTest.cpp
index a0ad6620bf..ecdfe5bc47 100644
--- a/tests/Agency/CleanOutServerTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/Agency/CleanOutServerTest.cpp
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ Node createAgency(TestStructureType const& createTestStructure) {
 
 VPackBuilder createJob(std::string const& server) {
   VPackBuilder builder;
-  VPackObjectBuilder a(&builder);
   {
+    VPackObjectBuilder a(&builder);
     builder.add("creator", VPackValue("unittest"));
     builder.add("type", VPackValue("cleanOutServer"));
     builder.add("server", VPackValue(server));
diff --git a/tests/Agency/FailedFollowerTest.cpp b/tests/Agency/FailedFollowerTest.cpp
index b1e57fdc61..c65dd3f07b 100644
--- a/tests/Agency/FailedFollowerTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/Agency/FailedFollowerTest.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ const char *agency =
 
 VPackBuilder createJob() {
   VPackBuilder builder;
-  VPackObjectBuilder a(&builder);
   {
+    VPackObjectBuilder a(&builder);
     builder.add("creator", VPackValue("1"));
     builder.add("type", VPackValue("failedFollower"));
     builder.add("database", VPackValue(DATABASE));