diff --git a/src/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
index bfd3e78b8..d224bf6b3 100644
--- a/src/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/reader.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace kiwix {
     if (counterMap.empty()) {
       counter = this->nsACount;
     } else {
-      std::map<std::string, unsigned int>::const_iterator it = counterMap.find("text/html");
+      auto it = counterMap.find("text/html");
       if (it != counterMap.end())
 	counter = it->second;
     }
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ namespace kiwix {
     if (counterMap.empty())
       counter = this->nsICount;
     else {
-      std::map<std::string, unsigned int>::const_iterator it;
-
-      it = counterMap.find("image/jpeg");
+      auto it = counterMap.find("image/jpeg");
       if (it != counterMap.end())
 	counter += it->second;