diff --git a/client/auth_utils.cc b/client/auth_utils.cc
index 21416bb..03fd71c 100644
--- a/client/auth_utils.cc
+++ b/client/auth_utils.cc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int parse_cnf_file(istream &sin, map<string, string > *options,
     getline(sin, option_value);
     trim(&option_value);
     if (option_name.length() > 0)
-      options->insert(make_pair<string, string >(option_name, option_value));
+      options->insert(make_pair(option_name, option_value));
   }
   return ALL_OK;
   } catch(...)