diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/common/utils/MathUtilities.java b/common/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/common/utils/MathUtilities.java
index 5052c883..0084d526 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/common/utils/MathUtilities.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/common/utils/MathUtilities.java
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ public static boolean isPowerOfTwo(final int toCheck) {
         // by short-circuiting the logical AND operation
         return (0 < toCheck) && ((toCheck & (toCheck - 1)) == 0);
     }
+
+    private MathUtilities() {}
 }
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/com/hedera/block/server/notifier/NotifierConfigTest.java b/server/src/test/java/com/hedera/block/server/notifier/NotifierConfigTest.java
index 33cc8e5e..69d0add0 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/com/hedera/block/server/notifier/NotifierConfigTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/com/hedera/block/server/notifier/NotifierConfigTest.java
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ public void testNotifierConfig_happyPath() {
 
     @Test
     public void testNotifierConfig_negativeRingBufferSize() {
-        IllegalArgumentException exception =
-                assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> new NotifierConfig(-1));
+        IllegalArgumentException exception = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> new NotifierConfig(-1));
         assertEquals("Notifier Ring Buffer Size must be positive!", exception.getMessage());
     }
 
@@ -50,9 +49,7 @@ public void testMediatorConfig_powerOf2Values() {
         // Test the non-power of 2 values
         for (int powerOf2Value : powerOf2Values) {
             IllegalArgumentException exception =
-                    assertThrows(
-                            IllegalArgumentException.class,
-                            () -> new NotifierConfig(powerOf2Value + 1));
+                    assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> new NotifierConfig(powerOf2Value + 1));
             assertEquals("Notifier Ring Buffer Size must be a power of 2!", exception.getMessage());
         }
     }