diff --git a/tests/network/http/websocket_test.cpp b/tests/network/http/websocket_test.cpp
index 4bb3e69..400d242 100644
--- a/tests/network/http/websocket_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/network/http/websocket_test.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(fc_network)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(websocket_test)
 { 
     // set up logging
-    fc::shared_ptr<fc::console_appender> ca(new fc::console_appender);
+    fc::appender::ptr ca(new fc::console_appender);
     fc::logger l = fc::logger::get("rpc");
     l.add_appender( ca );
     
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(websocket_test)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(websocket_test_with_proxy_header)
 { 
     // set up logging
-    fc::shared_ptr<fc::console_appender> ca(new fc::console_appender);
+    fc::appender::ptr ca(new fc::console_appender);
     fc::logger l = fc::logger::get("rpc");
     l.add_appender( ca );
     
diff --git a/tests/ws_test_client.cpp b/tests/ws_test_client.cpp
index e841a34..f18db13 100644
--- a/tests/ws_test_client.cpp
+++ b/tests/ws_test_client.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
    try
    {
       // set up logging
-      fc::shared_ptr<fc::console_appender> ca(new fc::console_appender);
+      fc::appender::ptr ca(new fc::console_appender);
       fc::logger l = fc::logger::get("rpc");
       l.add_appender( ca );
       
diff --git a/tests/ws_test_server.cpp b/tests/ws_test_server.cpp
index 4cb58f7..2ae2ba1 100644
--- a/tests/ws_test_server.cpp
+++ b/tests/ws_test_server.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
    // set up logging
-   fc::shared_ptr<fc::console_appender> ca(new fc::console_appender);
+   fc::appender::ptr ca(new fc::console_appender);
    fc::logger l = fc::logger::get("rpc");
    l.add_appender( ca );