diff --git a/pkg/apis/build/v1alpha1/build_source.go b/pkg/apis/build/v1alpha1/build_source.go
index 2e946bc960..53f9cadca0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/build/v1alpha1/build_source.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/build/v1alpha1/build_source.go
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ import (
 // BuildSourceType enumerates build source type names.
 type BuildSourceType string
 
-// LocalCopy defines a source type that waits for user input, as in a local copy into a POD.
+// LocalCopy source type when the user will upload local content.
 const LocalCopy BuildSourceType = "LocalCopy"
 
+// HTTP defines the remote artifact default source type.
+const HTTP BuildSourceType = "HTTP"
+
 // BuildSource remote artifact definition, also known as "sources". Simple "name" and "url" pairs,
 // initially without "credentials" (authentication) support yet.
 type BuildSource struct {
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources.go b/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources.go
index eb70a69fb2..c2b69d4167 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources.go
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ func AmendTaskSpecWithSources(
 		}
 	}
 
-	// create the step for spec.sources, this will eventually change into different steps depending on the type of the source
 	if build.Spec.Sources != nil {
+		// inspecting .spec.sources looking for http typed sources to generate the TaskSpec items in
+		// order to handle external artifacts
 		for _, source := range *build.Spec.Sources {
-			// today, we only have HTTP sources
-			sources.AppendHTTPStep(cfg, taskSpec, source)
+			if source.Type == buildv1alpha1.HTTP {
+				sources.AppendHTTPStep(cfg, taskSpec, source)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources/http.go b/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources/http.go
index 86acd4e10a..2ecc075917 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources/http.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources/http.go
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
+// RemoteArtifactsContainerName name for the container dealing with remote artifacts download.
+const RemoteArtifactsContainerName = "sources-http"
+
 // AppendHTTPStep appends the step for a HTTP source to the TaskSpec
 func AppendHTTPStep(
 	cfg *config.Config,
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ func AppendHTTPStep(
 	} else {
 		httpStep := tektonv1beta1.Step{
 			Container: corev1.Container{
-				Name:       "sources-http",
+				Name:       RemoteArtifactsContainerName,
 				Image:      cfg.RemoteArtifactsContainerImage,
 				WorkingDir: fmt.Sprintf("$(params.%s-%s)", prefixParamsResultsVolumes, paramSourceRoot),
 				Command: []string{
@@ -48,10 +51,9 @@ func AppendHTTPStep(
 
 func findExistingHTTPSourcesStep(taskSpec *tektonv1beta1.TaskSpec) *tektonv1beta1.Step {
 	for _, candidateStep := range taskSpec.Steps {
-		if candidateStep.Name == "sources-http" {
+		if candidateStep.Name == RemoteArtifactsContainerName {
 			return &candidateStep
 		}
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources/http_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources/http_test.go
index fb0150ba7d..26885d4a95 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources/http_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/buildrun/resources/sources/http_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTP", func() {
 			})
 
 			Expect(len(taskSpec.Steps)).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[0].Name).To(Equal("sources-http"))
+			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[0].Name).To(Equal(sources.RemoteArtifactsContainerName))
 			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[0].Image).To(Equal(cfg.RemoteArtifactsContainerImage))
 			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[0].WorkingDir).To(Equal("$(params.shp-source-root)"))
 			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[0].Args[3]).To(Equal("wget \"https://shipwright.io/icons/logo.svg\""))
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTP", func() {
 				Steps: []tektonv1beta1.Step{
 					{
 						Container: corev1.Container{
-							Name:       "sources-http",
+							Name:       sources.RemoteArtifactsContainerName,
 							Image:      cfg.RemoteArtifactsContainerImage,
 							WorkingDir: "$(params.shp-source-root)",
 							Command: []string{
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTP", func() {
 			})
 
 			Expect(len(taskSpec.Steps)).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[0].Name).To(Equal("sources-http"))
+			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[0].Name).To(Equal(sources.RemoteArtifactsContainerName))
 			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[0].Image).To(Equal(cfg.RemoteArtifactsContainerImage))
 			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[0].WorkingDir).To(Equal("$(params.shp-source-root)"))
 			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[0].Args[3]).To(Equal("wget \"https://tekton.dev/images/tekton-horizontal-color.png\" ; wget \"https://shipwright.io/icons/logo.svg\""))
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTP", func() {
 			})
 
 			Expect(len(taskSpec.Steps)).To(Equal(2))
-			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[1].Name).To(Equal("sources-http"))
+			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[1].Name).To(Equal(sources.RemoteArtifactsContainerName))
 			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[1].Image).To(Equal(cfg.RemoteArtifactsContainerImage))
 			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[1].WorkingDir).To(Equal("$(params.shp-source-root)"))
 			Expect(taskSpec.Steps[1].Args[3]).To(Equal("wget \"https://shipwright.io/icons/logo.svg\""))