diff --git a/example/utility/TmFunnel.cpp b/example/utility/TmFunnel.cpp
index abbe68b..4cf640c 100644
--- a/example/utility/TmFunnel.cpp
+++ b/example/utility/TmFunnel.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ TmFunnel::TmFunnel(object_id_t objectId, uint32_t messageDepth)
       messageDepth, MessageQueueMessage::MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
-TmFunnel::~TmFunnel() {}
+TmFunnel::~TmFunnel() = default;
 
 MessageQueueId_t TmFunnel::getReportReceptionQueue(uint8_t virtualChannel) {
   return tmQueue->getId();
diff --git a/example/utility/TmFunnel.h b/example/utility/TmFunnel.h
index 9a7dbce..52eee67 100644
--- a/example/utility/TmFunnel.h
+++ b/example/utility/TmFunnel.h
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ class TmFunnel : public AcceptsTelemetryIF,
   friend void(Factory::setStaticFrameworkObjectIds)();
 
 public:
-  TmFunnel(object_id_t objectId, uint32_t messageDepth = 20);
-  virtual ~TmFunnel();
+  explicit TmFunnel(object_id_t objectId, uint32_t messageDepth = 20);
+  ~TmFunnel() override;
 
-  virtual MessageQueueId_t
-  getReportReceptionQueue(uint8_t virtualChannel = 0) override;
-  virtual ReturnValue_t performOperation(uint8_t operationCode = 0) override;
-  virtual ReturnValue_t initialize() override;
+  MessageQueueId_t getReportReceptionQueue(uint8_t virtualChannel) override;
+  ReturnValue_t performOperation(uint8_t operationCode) override;
+  ReturnValue_t initialize() override;
 
 protected:
   static object_id_t downlinkDestination;