diff --git a/pkg/evaluators/identity/api_key.go b/pkg/evaluators/identity/api_key.go
index 9bdb4070..10d53a0e 100644
--- a/pkg/evaluators/identity/api_key.go
+++ b/pkg/evaluators/identity/api_key.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	apiKeySelector              = "api_key"
+	defaultAPIKeySelector       = "api_key"
 	invalidApiKeyMsg            = "the API Key provided is invalid"
 	credentialsFetchingErrorMsg = "Something went wrong fetching the authorized credentials"
 )
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func NewApiKeyIdentity(name string, labelSelectors k8s_labels.Selector, namespac
 		Name:            name,
 		LabelSelectors:  labelSelectors,
 		Namespace:       namespace,
-		KeySelectors:    append(keySelectors, apiKeySelector),
+		KeySelectors:    append(keySelectors, defaultAPIKeySelector),
 		secrets:         make(map[string]k8s.Secret),
 		k8sClient:       k8sClient,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/evaluators/identity/api_key_test.go b/pkg/evaluators/identity/api_key_test.go
index 2d50f50b..66cfc0ee 100644
--- a/pkg/evaluators/identity/api_key_test.go
+++ b/pkg/evaluators/identity/api_key_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func TestConstants(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, apiKeySelector, "api_key")
+	assert.Equal(t, defaultAPIKeySelector, "api_key")
 	assert.Equal(t, invalidApiKeyMsg, "the API Key provided is invalid")
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestNewApiKeyIdentityAllNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.LabelSelectors.String(), "planet=coruscant")
 	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.Namespace, "")
 	assert.Equal(t, len(apiKey.KeySelectors), 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.KeySelectors[0], apiKeySelector)
+	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.KeySelectors[0], defaultAPIKeySelector)
 	assert.Equal(t, len(apiKey.secrets), 2)
 	_, exists := apiKey.secrets["ObiWanKenobiLightSaber"]
 	assert.Check(t, exists)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestNewApiKeyIdentitySingleNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.LabelSelectors.String(), "planet=coruscant")
 	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.Namespace, "ns1")
 	assert.Equal(t, len(apiKey.KeySelectors), 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.KeySelectors[0], apiKeySelector)
+	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.KeySelectors[0], defaultAPIKeySelector)
 	assert.Equal(t, len(apiKey.secrets), 1)
 	_, exists := apiKey.secrets["ObiWanKenobiLightSaber"]
 	assert.Check(t, exists)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestNewApiKeyIdentityMultipleKeySelectors(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.Namespace, "ns1")
 	assert.Equal(t, len(apiKey.KeySelectors), 2)
 	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.KeySelectors[0], "no_op")
-	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.KeySelectors[1], apiKeySelector)
+	assert.Equal(t, apiKey.KeySelectors[1], defaultAPIKeySelector)
 	assert.Equal(t, len(apiKey.secrets), 1)
 	_, exists := apiKey.secrets["ObiWanKenobiLightSaber"]
 	assert.Check(t, exists)