diff --git a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/local/FilesystemBackendModule.java b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/local/FilesystemBackendModule.java
index 8f0dbd50..820915ff 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/local/FilesystemBackendModule.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/local/FilesystemBackendModule.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class FilesystemBackendModule implements QBackendModuleInterface, Filesys
 {
    private static final QLogger LOG = QLogger.getLogger(FilesystemBackendModule.class);
 
+   public static final String BACKEND_TYPE = "filesystem";
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public class FilesystemBackendModule implements QBackendModuleInterface, Filesys
    @Override
    public String getBackendType()
    {
-      return ("filesystem");
+      return (BACKEND_TYPE);
    }
 
 
diff --git a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/S3BackendModule.java b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/S3BackendModule.java
index fe742f59..d613dced 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/S3BackendModule.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/S3BackendModule.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.s3.model.metadata.S3TableBack
  *******************************************************************************/
 public class S3BackendModule implements QBackendModuleInterface, FilesystemBackendModuleInterface
 {
+   public static final String BACKEND_TYPE = "s3";
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ public class S3BackendModule implements QBackendModuleInterface, FilesystemBacke
    @Override
    public String getBackendType()
    {
-      return ("s3");
+      return (BACKEND_TYPE);
    }