diff --git a/libtestutils/StateLoader.cpp b/libtestutils/StateLoader.cpp
index 0561e40f1..b56475b5a 100644
--- a/libtestutils/StateLoader.cpp
+++ b/libtestutils/StateLoader.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ using namespace dev;
 using namespace dev::eth;
 using namespace dev::test;
 
-StateLoader::StateLoader(Json::Value const& _json)
-: m_state(Address(), OverlayDB(), BaseState::Empty)
+StateLoader::StateLoader(Json::Value const& _json) : m_state(Address(), OverlayDB(), BaseState::Empty)
 {
 	for (string const& name: _json.getMemberNames())
 	{
diff --git a/libtestutils/StateLoader.h b/libtestutils/StateLoader.h
index 90f806714..10d7251cc 100644
--- a/libtestutils/StateLoader.h
+++ b/libtestutils/StateLoader.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class StateLoader
 {
 public:
 	StateLoader(Json::Value const& _json);
-	eth::State state() { return m_state; }
+	eth::State const& state() { return m_state; }
 
 private:
 	eth::State m_state;