diff --git a/src/parser/matcher_parser.cpp b/src/parser/matcher_parser.cpp
index 9ff473f9..e1cee07b 100644
--- a/src/parser/matcher_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/matcher_parser.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "matcher/regex_match.hpp"
 #include "parameter.hpp"
 #include "parser/common.hpp"
-#include "parser/matcher_parser.hpp"
+#include "parser/matcher_parser.hpp" // IWYU pragma: keep
 
 namespace ddwaf::parser::v2 {
 
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ std::pair<std::string, std::unique_ptr<matcher::base>> parse_matcher<matcher::ph
     const parameter::map &params)
 {
     parameter::map options;
-    std::unique_ptr<matcher::base> matcher;
 
     auto list = at<parameter::vector>(params, "list");
     options = at<parameter::map>(params, "options", options);
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ std::pair<std::string, std::unique_ptr<matcher::base>> parse_matcher<matcher::re
     const parameter::map &params)
 {
     parameter::map options;
-    std::unique_ptr<matcher::base> matcher;
 
     auto regex = at<std::string>(params, "regex");
     options = at<parameter::map>(params, "options", options);
diff --git a/src/parser/matcher_parser.hpp b/src/parser/matcher_parser.hpp
index 478bdde8..177c2d4d 100644
--- a/src/parser/matcher_parser.hpp
+++ b/src/parser/matcher_parser.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace ddwaf::parser::v2 {
 
 template <typename Matcher>
 std::pair<std::string, std::unique_ptr<matcher::base>> parse_matcher(const parameter::map &params);
-    
+
 template <typename Matcher, typename... Rest>
 std::pair<std::string, std::unique_ptr<matcher::base>> parse_matcher(
     std::string_view name, const parameter::map &params)
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ std::pair<std::string, std::unique_ptr<matcher::base>> parse_matcher(
 inline std::pair<std::string, std::unique_ptr<matcher::base>> parse_any_matcher(
     std::string_view name, const parameter::map &params)
 {
-    return parse_matcher<
-        matcher::equals<>, matcher::exact_match, matcher::greater_than<>, matcher::ip_match, matcher::is_sqli, matcher::is_xss, matcher::lower_than<>, matcher::phrase_match, matcher::regex_match>(name, params);
+    return parse_matcher<matcher::equals<>, matcher::exact_match, matcher::greater_than<>,
+        matcher::ip_match, matcher::is_sqli, matcher::is_xss, matcher::lower_than<>,
+        matcher::phrase_match, matcher::regex_match>(name, params);
 }
 
 } // namespace ddwaf::parser::v2