diff --git a/src/TargetController/Exceptions/TargetOperationFailure.hpp b/src/TargetController/Exceptions/TargetOperationFailure.hpp
index c9019e0b..8f3a902e 100644
--- a/src/TargetController/Exceptions/TargetOperationFailure.hpp
+++ b/src/TargetController/Exceptions/TargetOperationFailure.hpp
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ namespace Exceptions
     class TargetOperationFailure: public Exception
     {
     public:
-        explicit TargetOperationFailure(const std::string& message): Exception(message) {
-            this->message = message;
-        }
+        explicit TargetOperationFailure(const std::string& message)
+            : Exception(message)
+        {}
 
-        explicit TargetOperationFailure(const char* message): Exception(message) {
-            this->message = std::string(message);
-        }
+        explicit TargetOperationFailure(const char* message)
+            : Exception(message)
+        {}
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Exceptions/DebugWirePhysicalInterfaceError.hpp b/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Exceptions/DebugWirePhysicalInterfaceError.hpp
index 24582c48..e9e5b961 100644
--- a/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Exceptions/DebugWirePhysicalInterfaceError.hpp
+++ b/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Exceptions/DebugWirePhysicalInterfaceError.hpp
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ namespace Exceptions
     class DebugWirePhysicalInterfaceError: public TargetOperationFailure
     {
     public:
-        explicit DebugWirePhysicalInterfaceError(const std::string& message): TargetOperationFailure(message) {
-            this->message = message;
-        }
+        explicit DebugWirePhysicalInterfaceError(const std::string& message)
+            : TargetOperationFailure(message)
+        {}
 
-        explicit DebugWirePhysicalInterfaceError(const char* message): TargetOperationFailure(message) {
-            this->message = std::string(message);
-        }
+        explicit DebugWirePhysicalInterfaceError(const char* message)
+            : TargetOperationFailure(message)
+        {}
     };
 }