diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index 9e775a89796..993d62c018a 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ Checks: >
   -bugprone-unhandled-self-assignment,
   -bugprone-unused-raii,
   -cert-env33-c,
-  -cert-err09-cpp,
   -cert-err33-c,
   -cert-err34-c,
   -cert-err58-cpp,
-  -cert-err61-cpp,
   -cert-flp30-c,
   -cert-msc30-c,
   -cert-msc32-c,
@@ -121,7 +119,6 @@ Checks: >
   -misc-no-recursion,
   -misc-non-private-member-variables-in-classes,
   -misc-redundant-expression,
-  -misc-throw-by-value-catch-by-reference,
   -misc-unconventional-assign-operator,
   -misc-uniqueptr-reset-release,
   -misc-unused-parameters,
diff --git a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_bidirectional_bandwidth_no_edm.cpp b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_bidirectional_bandwidth_no_edm.cpp
index f351b0a75d7..98eba2469d1 100644
--- a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_bidirectional_bandwidth_no_edm.cpp
+++ b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_bidirectional_bandwidth_no_edm.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
                 }
             }
         }
-    } catch (std::exception e) {
+    } catch (std::exception& e) {
         test_fixture.TearDown();
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_hop_latencies_no_edm.cpp b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_hop_latencies_no_edm.cpp
index 476e9890797..f9adf4f13fb 100644
--- a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_hop_latencies_no_edm.cpp
+++ b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_hop_latencies_no_edm.cpp
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
                 }
             }
         }
-    } catch (std::exception e) {
+    } catch (std::exception& e) {
         test_fixture.TearDown();
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_link_ping_latency_no_edm.cpp b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_link_ping_latency_no_edm.cpp
index d2544f39271..d473716b05c 100644
--- a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_link_ping_latency_no_edm.cpp
+++ b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/perf_microbenchmark/ethernet/test_ethernet_link_ping_latency_no_edm.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
                 }
             }
         }
-    } catch (std::exception e) {
+    } catch (std::exception& e) {
         test_fixture.TearDown();
         return -1;
     }