diff --git a/carrot/messaging.py b/carrot/messaging.py
index 114233a..97712b7 100644
--- a/carrot/messaging.py
+++ b/carrot/messaging.py
@@ -664,9 +664,9 @@ def declare(self):
 
         """
         self.backend.exchange_declare(exchange=self.exchange,
-                                        type=self.exchange_type,
-                                          durable=self.durable,
-                                          auto_delete=self.auto_delete)
+                                      type=self.exchange_type,
+                                      durable=self.durable,
+                                      auto_delete=self.auto_delete)
 
     def __enter__(self):
         return self
diff --git a/tests/backend.py b/tests/backend.py
index e37940e..07ce19d 100644
--- a/tests/backend.py
+++ b/tests/backend.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def setUp(self):
     def create_consumer(self, **options):
         queue = "%s%s" % (self.queue, self.nextq())
         return Consumer(connection=self.conn,
-                        queue=queue, exchange=self.exchange + str(self.nextq),
+                        queue=queue, exchange=self.exchange,
                         routing_key=self.routing_key, **options)
 
     def create_consumerset(self, queues={}, consumers=[], **options):
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ def create_publisher(self, exchange=None, routing_key=None, **options):
                         **options)
 
     def test_regression_implied_auto_delete(self):
-        consumer = self.create_consumer(exclusive=True)
+        consumer = self.create_consumer(exclusive=True, auto_declare=False)
         self.assertTrue(consumer.auto_delete, "exclusive implies auto_delete")
         consumer.close()
 
-        consumer = self.create_consumer(durable=True, auto_delete=False)
+        consumer = self.create_consumer(durable=True, auto_delete=False,
+                                        auto_declare=False)
         self.assertFalse(consumer.auto_delete,
             """durable does *not* imply auto_delete.
             regression: http://github.com/ask/carrot/issues/closed#issue/2""")