diff --git a/tests/imageupload_test.go b/tests/imageupload_test.go
index fd3ecc9d4d59..96f5890b292d 100644
--- a/tests/imageupload_test.go
+++ b/tests/imageupload_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ImageUpload", func() {
 				"--pvc-size", pvcSize,
 				"--uploadproxy-url", fmt.Sprintf("https://127.0.0.1:%d", localUploadProxyPort),
 				"--wait-secs", "30",
-				"--storage-class", "local",
+				"--storage-class", tests.StorageClassLocal,
 				"--insecure")
 			err = virtctlCmd()
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/tests/utils.go b/tests/utils.go
index 08fbff4f5f21..e4ccb74c992c 100644
--- a/tests/utils.go
+++ b/tests/utils.go
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ func PanicOnError(err error) {
 func NewRandomDataVolumeWithHttpImport(imageUrl string, namespace string) *cdiv1.DataVolume {
 
 	name := "test-datavolume-" + rand.String(12)
-	storageClassName := "local"
+	storageClass := StorageClassLocal
 	quantity, err := resource.ParseQuantity("2Gi")
 	PanicOnError(err)
 	dataVolume := &cdiv1.DataVolume{
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ func NewRandomDataVolumeWithHttpImport(imageUrl string, namespace string) *cdiv1
 						"storage": quantity,
 					},
 				},
-				StorageClassName: &storageClassName,
+				StorageClassName: &storageClass,
 			},
 		},
 	}