diff --git a/fairmq/FairMQChannel.h b/fairmq/FairMQChannel.h
index ebc3a4c5..ece7940d 100644
--- a/fairmq/FairMQChannel.h
+++ b/fairmq/FairMQChannel.h
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ class FairMQChannel
     FairMQChannel(const FairMQChannel&, const std::string& name);
 
     /// Move constructor
-    FairMQChannel(FairMQChannel&&) = default;
+    FairMQChannel(FairMQChannel&&) = delete;
 
     /// Assignment operator
     FairMQChannel& operator=(const FairMQChannel&);
 
     /// Move assignment operator
-    FairMQChannel& operator=(FairMQChannel&&) = default;
+    FairMQChannel& operator=(FairMQChannel&&) = delete;
 
     /// Destructor
     virtual ~FairMQChannel()
diff --git a/test/protocols/_push_pull_multipart.cxx b/test/protocols/_push_pull_multipart.cxx
index 411124a8..974715c8 100644
--- a/test/protocols/_push_pull_multipart.cxx
+++ b/test/protocols/_push_pull_multipart.cxx
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ auto RunSingleThreadedMultipart(string transport, string address) -> void {
     config.SetProperty<string>("session", std::to_string(session));
     auto factory = FairMQTransportFactory::CreateTransportFactory(transport, fair::mq::tools::Uuid(), &config);
     FairMQTransportFactory* factoryptr = factory.get();
-    auto push = FairMQChannel{"Push", "push", factory};
+    FairMQChannel push("Push", "push", factory);
     ASSERT_TRUE(push.Bind(address));
-    auto pull = FairMQChannel{"Pull", "pull", factory};
+    FairMQChannel pull("Pull", "pull", factory);
     pull.Connect(address);
 
     // TODO validate that fTransportFactory is not nullptr
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ auto RunMultiThreadedMultipart(string transport, string address) -> void
     config.SetProperty<int>("io-threads", 1);
     config.SetProperty<size_t>("shm-segment-size", 20000000);
     auto factory = FairMQTransportFactory::CreateTransportFactory(transport, fair::mq::tools::Uuid(), &config);
-    auto push = FairMQChannel{"Push", "push", factory};
+    FairMQChannel push("Push", "push", factory);
     ASSERT_TRUE(push.Bind(address));
-    auto pull = FairMQChannel{"Pull", "pull", factory};
+    FairMQChannel pull("Pull", "pull", factory);
     pull.Connect(address);
 
     auto pusher = thread{[&push](){