diff --git a/validat2.cpp b/validat2.cpp
index adf13504..c8537c30 100644
--- a/validat2.cpp
+++ b/validat2.cpp
@@ -995,23 +995,23 @@ bool ValidateECDSA()
 	return pass;
 }
 
-bool ValidateECDSA_RFC6979() 
-{ 
-	std::cout << "\nRFC6979 deterministic ECDSA validation suite running...\n\n"; 
-	
-	DL_Algorithm_ECDSA_RFC6979<ECP, SHA256> sign; 
-	
-	const Integer x("09A4D6792295A7F730FC3F2B49CBC0F62E862272Fh"); 
-	const Integer e("AF2BDBE1AA9B6EC1E2ADE1D694F41FC71A831D0268E9891562113D8A62ADD1BFh"); 
-	const Integer q("4000000000000000000020108A2E0CC0D99F8A5EFh"); 
-	const Integer k("23AF4074C90A02B3FE61D286D5C87F425E6BDD81Bh"); 
-	const auto k_out = sign.GenerateRandom(x, q, e); 
-	
-	bool pass  = (k_out == k); 
-	
-	std::cout << (!pass ? "FAILED    " : "passed    ");
+bool ValidateECDSA_RFC6979()
+{
+	std::cout << "\nRFC6979 deterministic ECDSA validation suite running...\n\n";
+
+	DL_Algorithm_ECDSA_RFC6979<ECP, SHA256> sign;
+
+	const Integer x("09A4D6792295A7F730FC3F2B49CBC0F62E862272Fh");
+	const Integer e("AF2BDBE1AA9B6EC1E2ADE1D694F41FC71A831D0268E9891562113D8A62ADD1BFh");
+	const Integer q("4000000000000000000020108A2E0CC0D99F8A5EFh");
+	const Integer k("23AF4074C90A02B3FE61D286D5C87F425E6BDD81Bh");
+	const Integer &k_out = sign.GenerateRandom(x, q, e);
+
+	bool pass  = (k_out == k);
+
+	std::cout << (pass ? "passed    " : "FAILED    ");
 	std::cout << "deterministic k generation against test vector\n";
-	
+
 	return pass;
 }