diff --git a/tests/framework/nginx_log_levels.go b/tests/framework/nginx_log_levels.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcf0485c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/framework/nginx_log_levels.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package framework
+
+// NGINX Log Prefixes for various log levels
+const (
+	CritNGINXLog  = "[crit]"
+	ErrorNGINXLog = "[error]"
+	WarnNGINXLog  = "[warn]"
+	AlertNGINXLog = "[alert]"
+	EmergNGINXLog = "[emerg]"
+)
diff --git a/tests/suite/graceful_recovery_test.go b/tests/suite/graceful_recovery_test.go
index 5c13961972..c952ad4cc7 100644
--- a/tests/suite/graceful_recovery_test.go
+++ b/tests/suite/graceful_recovery_test.go
@@ -370,7 +370,13 @@ func getNginxErrorLogs(ngfPodName string) string {
 	)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-	errPrefixes := []string{"[crit]", "[error]", "[warn]", "[alert]", "[emerg]"}
+	errPrefixes := []string{
+		framework.CritNGINXLog,
+		framework.ErrorNGINXLog,
+		framework.WarnNGINXLog,
+		framework.AlertNGINXLog,
+		framework.EmergNGINXLog,
+	}
 	errorLogs := ""
 
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(nginxLogs, "\n") {
diff --git a/tests/suite/scale_test.go b/tests/suite/scale_test.go
index 42982883fc..27919a7e46 100644
--- a/tests/suite/scale_test.go
+++ b/tests/suite/scale_test.go
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ The logs are attached only if there are errors.
 		)
 		nginxErrors := checkLogErrors(
 			"nginx",
-			[]string{"[error]", "[emerg]", "[crit]", "[alert]"},
+			[]string{framework.ErrorNGINXLog, framework.EmergNGINXLog, framework.CritNGINXLog, framework.AlertNGINXLog},
 			nil,
 			filepath.Join(testResultsDir, framework.CreateResultsFilename("log", "nginx", *plusEnabled)),
 		)