diff --git a/src/lib/dhcpsrv/cql_lease_mgr.cc b/src/lib/dhcpsrv/cql_lease_mgr.cc
index 4b19270b289d051d692e0817b4558fa6bbad0fbf..6e7fcd303d32a3704b2528e184f03b8f5faa0d0d 100644
--- a/src/lib/dhcpsrv/cql_lease_mgr.cc
+++ b/src/lib/dhcpsrv/cql_lease_mgr.cc
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ CqlLease4Exchange::getExpiredLeases(const size_t &max_leases,
                                            std::numeric_limits<cass_int32_t>::max();
 
     for (cass_int32_t state = Lease::STATE_DEFAULT; state <= Lease::STATE_EXPIRED_RECLAIMED;
-         state++) {
+         ++state) {
         if (state == keep_state) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ CqlLease6Exchange::getExpiredLeases(const size_t &max_leases,
                                            std::numeric_limits<cass_int32_t>::max();
 
     for (cass_int32_t state = Lease::STATE_DEFAULT; state <= Lease::STATE_EXPIRED_RECLAIMED;
-         state++) {
+         ++state) {
         if (state == keep_state) {
             continue;
         }