diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index f9da797..e59794c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ linters:
     - gocritic
     - gocognit
     - dupl
-    - goconst
+    - golint
 
 issues:
   max-ame-issues: 50
diff --git a/decoder_test.go b/decoder_test.go
index 41c6cb5..e535ae3 100644
--- a/decoder_test.go
+++ b/decoder_test.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestDecodeFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Test password matching
 			pw := db.Content.Root.Groups[0].Groups[0].Entries[0].GetPassword()
-			if pw != "Password" {
+			if pw != password {
 				t.Fatalf(
 					"Failed to decode password: should be 'Password' not '%s'",
 					pw,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func TestDecodeFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Test secondary password matching
 			pw = db.Content.Root.Groups[0].Groups[0].Entries[1].GetPassword()
-			if pw != "AnotherPassword" {
+			if pw != anotherPassword {
 				t.Fatalf(
 					"Failed to decode password: should be 'AnotherPassword' not '%s'",
 					pw,
diff --git a/encoder_test.go b/encoder_test.go
index 9f85541..f935698 100644
--- a/encoder_test.go
+++ b/encoder_test.go
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ func TestEncodeFile31(t *testing.T) {
 				0xed, 0x01, 0x23, 0x45,
 				0x67, 0x89, 0xab, 0xcd,
 			},
-			"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IA" +
-				"rs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAA" +
-				"gOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAACZJREFUOE9jbGBo+M9ACQAZ" +
-				"QAlmoEQz2PWjBoyGwWg6AGdCivMCAKxN4SAQ+6S+AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
+			encodedIcon,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ func TestEncodeFile31(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Test password matching
 	pw := db.Content.Root.Groups[0].Groups[0].Entries[0].GetPassword()
-	if pw != "Password" {
+	if pw != password {
 		t.Fatalf(
 			"Failed to decode password: should be 'Password' not '%s'",
 			pw,
@@ -135,10 +132,7 @@ func TestEncodeFile31(t *testing.T) {
 				0xed, 0x01, 0x23, 0x45,
 				0x67, 0x89, 0xab, 0xcd,
 			},
-			"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IA" +
-				"rs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAA" +
-				"gOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAACZJREFUOE9jbGBo+M9ACQAZ" +
-				"QAlmoEQz2PWjBoyGwWg6AGdCivMCAKxN4SAQ+6S+AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
+			encodedIcon,
 		},
 	) {
 		t.Fatal("Failed to properly store a custom icon in the Meta block")
@@ -192,10 +186,7 @@ func TestEncodeFile4(t *testing.T) {
 				0xed, 0x01, 0x23, 0x45,
 				0x67, 0x89, 0xab, 0xcd,
 			},
-			"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IA" +
-				"rs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAA" +
-				"gOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAACZJREFUOE9jbGBo+M9ACQAZ" +
-				"QAlmoEQz2PWjBoyGwWg6AGdCivMCAKxN4SAQ+6S+AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
+			encodedIcon,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -235,7 +226,7 @@ func TestEncodeFile4(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Test password matching
 	pw := db.Content.Root.Groups[0].Groups[0].Entries[0].GetPassword()
-	if pw != "Password" {
+	if pw != password {
 		t.Fatalf(
 			"Failed to decode password: should be 'Password' not '%s'",
 			pw,
@@ -270,10 +261,7 @@ func TestEncodeFile4(t *testing.T) {
 				0xed, 0x01, 0x23, 0x45,
 				0x67, 0x89, 0xab, 0xcd,
 			},
-			"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IA" +
-				"rs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAA" +
-				"gOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAACZJREFUOE9jbGBo+M9ACQAZ" +
-				"QAlmoEQz2PWjBoyGwWg6AGdCivMCAKxN4SAQ+6S+AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
+			encodedIcon,
 		},
 	) {
 		t.Fatal("Failed to properly store a custom icon in the Meta block")
@@ -350,7 +338,7 @@ func TestEncodeFile4_NoCompression(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Test password matching
 	pw := db.Content.Root.Groups[0].Groups[0].Entries[0].GetPassword()
-	if pw != "Password" {
+	if pw != password {
 		t.Fatalf(
 			"Failed to decode password: should be 'Password' not '%s'",
 			pw,
diff --git a/meta_data_test.go b/meta_data_test.go
index 4f2a066..97683e2 100644
--- a/meta_data_test.go
+++ b/meta_data_test.go
@@ -52,10 +52,7 @@ func TestNewMetaData(t *testing.T) {
 								0xed, 0x01, 0x23, 0x45,
 								0x67, 0x89, 0xab, 0xcd,
 							},
-							"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IA" +
-								"rs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAA" +
-								"gOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAACZJREFUOE9jbGBo+M9ACQAZ" +
-								"QAlmoEQz2PWjBoyGwWg6AGdCivMCAKxN4SAQ+6S+AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
+							encodedIcon,
 						},
 						{
 							UUID{
@@ -64,10 +61,7 @@ func TestNewMetaData(t *testing.T) {
 								0xed, 0x01, 0x23, 0x45,
 								0x67, 0x89, 0xab, 0xcd,
 							},
-							"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IA" +
-								"rs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAA" +
-								"gOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAACZJREFUOE9jbGBo+M9ACQAZ" +
-								"QAlmoEQz2PWjBoyGwWg6AGdCivMCAKxN4SAQ+6S+AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
+							encodedIcon,
 						},
 					}
 				},
@@ -86,10 +80,7 @@ func TestNewMetaData(t *testing.T) {
 							0xed, 0x01, 0x23, 0x45,
 							0x67, 0x89, 0xab, 0xcd,
 						},
-						"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IA" +
-							"rs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAA" +
-							"gOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAACZJREFUOE9jbGBo+M9ACQAZ" +
-							"QAlmoEQz2PWjBoyGwWg6AGdCivMCAKxN4SAQ+6S+AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
+						encodedIcon2,
 					},
 					{
 						UUID{
@@ -98,10 +89,7 @@ func TestNewMetaData(t *testing.T) {
 							0xed, 0x01, 0x23, 0x45,
 							0x67, 0x89, 0xab, 0xcd,
 						},
-						"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IA" +
-							"rs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAA" +
-							"gOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAACZJREFUOE9jbGBo+M9ACQAZ" +
-							"QAlmoEQz2PWjBoyGwWg6AGdCivMCAKxN4SAQ+6S+AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
+						encodedIcon2,
 					},
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/shared_for_test.go b/shared_for_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e9c885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared_for_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package gokeepasslib
+
+const (
+	password        = "Password"
+	anotherPassword = "AnotherPassword"
+
+	encodedIcon = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IA" +
+		"rs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAA" +
+		"gOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAACZJREFUOE9jbGBo+M9ACQAZ" +
+		"QAlmoEQz2PWjBoyGwWg6AGdCivMCAKxN4SAQ+6S+AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"
+	encodedIcon2 = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IA" +
+		"rs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAA" +
+		"gOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAACZJREFUOE9jbGBo+M9ACQAZ" +
+		"QAlmoEQz2PWjBoyGwWg6AGdCivMCAKxN4SAQ+6S+AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"
+)