diff --git a/include/NVMeSensor.hpp b/include/NVMeSensor.hpp
index 6727693..48ffc25 100644
--- a/include/NVMeSensor.hpp
+++ b/include/NVMeSensor.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 class NVMeSensor : public Sensor
 {
   public:
+    static constexpr const char* CONFIG_TYPE =
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Configuration.NVME1000";
+
     NVMeSensor(sdbusplus::asio::object_server& objectServer,
                boost::asio::io_service& io,
                std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& conn,
diff --git a/src/NVMeSensor.cpp b/src/NVMeSensor.cpp
index 5f66eb3..cdaa28b 100644
--- a/src/NVMeSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/NVMeSensor.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
                        const std::string& sensorConfiguration,
                        const int busNumber) :
     Sensor(escapeName(sensorName), std::move(thresholdsIn), sensorConfiguration,
-           "xyz.openbmc_project.Configuration.NVMe", false, false, maxReading,
-           minReading, conn, PowerState::on),
+           NVMeSensor::CONFIG_TYPE, false, false, maxReading, minReading, conn,
+           PowerState::on),
     bus(busNumber), objServer(objectServer)
 {
     sensorInterface = objectServer.add_interface(
diff --git a/src/NVMeSensorMain.cpp b/src/NVMeSensorMain.cpp
index e8fc21a..165cf2b 100644
--- a/src/NVMeSensorMain.cpp
+++ b/src/NVMeSensorMain.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <regex>
 
-static constexpr const char* sensorType =
-    "xyz.openbmc_project.Configuration.NVME1000";
-
 static NVMEMap nvmeDeviceMap;
 
 static constexpr bool debug = false;
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@
     for (const auto& [interfacePath, sensorData] : sensorConfigurations)
     {
         // find base configuration
-        auto sensorBase = sensorData.find(sensorType);
+        auto sensorBase = sensorData.find(NVMeSensor::CONFIG_TYPE);
         if (sensorBase != sensorData.end())
         {
             const SensorBaseConfigMap& sensorConfig = sensorBase->second;
@@ -184,7 +181,7 @@
             handleSensorConfigurations(io, objectServer, dbusConnection,
                                        sensorConfigurations);
         }));
-    getter->getConfiguration(std::vector<std::string>{sensorType});
+    getter->getConfiguration(std::vector<std::string>{NVMeSensor::CONFIG_TYPE});
 }
 
 int main()
@@ -226,7 +223,7 @@
         static_cast<sdbusplus::bus::bus&>(*systemBus),
         "type='signal',member='PropertiesChanged',path_namespace='" +
             std::string(inventoryPath) + "',arg0namespace='" +
-            std::string(sensorType) + "'",
+            std::string(NVMeSensor::CONFIG_TYPE) + "'",
         eventHandler);
 
     setupManufacturingModeMatch(*systemBus);