diff --git a/buffet/commands/unittest_utils.cc b/buffet/commands/unittest_utils.cc
index be4d4e7..df07289 100644
--- a/buffet/commands/unittest_utils.cc
+++ b/buffet/commands/unittest_utils.cc
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
   std::replace(json2.begin(), json2.end(), '\'', '"');
   int error = 0;
   std::string message;
-  std::unique_ptr<base::Value> value{base::JSONReader::ReadAndReturnError(
-      json2, base::JSON_PARSE_RFC, &error, &message)};
+  std::unique_ptr<base::Value> value{
+      base::JSONReader::ReadAndReturnError(json2, base::JSON_PARSE_RFC, &error,
+                                           &message)
+          .release()};
   CHECK(value) << "Failed to load JSON: " << message << ", " << json;
   return value;
 }