diff --git a/test_webserver.cc b/test_webserver.cc
index a46fc03..d79f4a4 100644
--- a/test_webserver.cc
+++ b/test_webserver.cc
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 int main()
 {
     unsigned short port;
-    auto web =
-        pEp::Webserver::probing_port_range(pEp::net::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"),
-                8080, 8089, port, "htdocs");
+    std::unique_ptr<pEp::Webserver> web(
+            pEp::Webserver::probing_port_range(pEp::net::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"),
+                    8080, 8089, port, "htdocs")
+        );
     if (!web) {
         std::cerr << "cannot start webserver, no ports free\n";
         return 1;
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ int main()
     );
 
     web->run();
-    delete web;
 
     return 0;
 }