diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index b9a4baef0..6c724d592 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ slsDetectorDefs::sls_detector_module*  slsDetector::createModule(detectorType ty
 	int *dacs = new int[nd];
 	int *chanregs = new int[nch*nc];
 
-	sls_detector_module *myMod = (sls_detector_module*)malloc(sizeof(sls_detector_module));
+	sls_detector_module *myMod = new sls_detector_module;
 	myMod->ndac = nd;
 	myMod->nchip = nc;
 	myMod->nchan = nch*nc;
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt b/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
index 52eb65130..01f815ed1 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ set(SOURCES
     src/file_utils.cpp
 )
 
-
 set(HEADERS
 )