diff --git a/pkg/analyze/analyzer.go b/pkg/analyze/analyzer.go
index 185d06fdb..0d6f4e681 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/analyzer.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/analyzer.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
+const FILE_NOT_COLLECTED = "fileNotCollected"
+
 type AnalyzeResult struct {
 	IsPass bool
 	IsFail bool
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance.go b/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance.go
index 9eb99342a..31120b020 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance.go
@@ -44,21 +44,21 @@ func (a *AnalyzeHostFilesystemPerformance) Analyze(
 	contents, err := getCollectedFileContents(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		if len(hostAnalyzer.Outcomes) >= 1 {
-			// if the very first outcome is 'fileNotCollected', then use that outcome
+			// if the very first outcome is FILE_NOT_COLLECTED', then use that outcome
 			// otherwise, return the error
-			if hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Fail != nil && hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Fail.When == "fileNotCollected" {
+			if hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Fail != nil && hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Fail.When == FILE_NOT_COLLECTED {
 				result.IsFail = true
 				result.Message = renderFSPerfOutcome(hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Fail.Message, collect.FSPerfResults{})
 				result.URI = hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Fail.URI
 				return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
 			}
-			if hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Warn != nil && hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Warn.When == "fileNotCollected" {
+			if hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Warn != nil && hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Warn.When == FILE_NOT_COLLECTED {
 				result.IsWarn = true
 				result.Message = renderFSPerfOutcome(hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Warn.Message, collect.FSPerfResults{})
 				result.URI = hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Warn.URI
 				return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
 			}
-			if hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Pass != nil && hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Pass.When == "fileNotCollected" {
+			if hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Pass != nil && hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Pass.When == FILE_NOT_COLLECTED {
 				result.IsPass = true
 				result.Message = renderFSPerfOutcome(hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Pass.Message, collect.FSPerfResults{})
 				result.URI = hostAnalyzer.Outcomes[0].Pass.URI
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (a *AnalyzeHostFilesystemPerformance) Analyze(
 }
 
 func compareHostFilesystemPerformanceConditionalToActual(conditional string, fsPerf collect.FSPerfResults) (res bool, err error) {
-	if conditional == "fileNotCollected" {
+	if conditional == FILE_NOT_COLLECTED {
 		return false, nil
 	}