diff --git a/aptly/const.go b/aptly/const.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cca27ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aptly/const.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package aptly
+
+var DistributionFocal = "focal"
diff --git a/deb/index_files.go b/deb/index_files.go
index 16c191140..01de3dd53 100644
--- a/deb/index_files.go
+++ b/deb/index_files.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (files *indexFiles) PackageIndex(component, arch string, udeb bool, install
 			if udeb {
 				relativePath = filepath.Join(component, "debian-installer", fmt.Sprintf("binary-%s", arch), "Packages")
 			} else if installer {
-				if distribution == "focal" {
+				if distribution == aptly.DistributionFocal {
 					relativePath = filepath.Join(component, fmt.Sprintf("installer-%s", arch), "current", "legacy-images", "SHA256SUMS")
 				} else {
 					relativePath = filepath.Join(component, fmt.Sprintf("installer-%s", arch), "current", "images", "SHA256SUMS")
diff --git a/deb/package.go b/deb/package.go
index c93d4d9de..2957b7f86 100644
--- a/deb/package.go
+++ b/deb/package.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func NewInstallerPackageFromControlFile(input Stanza, repo *RemoteRepo, componen
 	}
 
 	var relPath string
-	if repo.Distribution == "focal" {
+	if repo.Distribution == aptly.DistributionFocal {
 		relPath = filepath.Join("dists", repo.Distribution, component, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", p.Name, architecture), "current", "legacy-images")
 	} else {
 		relPath = filepath.Join("dists", repo.Distribution, component, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", p.Name, architecture), "current", "images")
diff --git a/deb/publish.go b/deb/publish.go
index f93f86c23..5932f926a 100644
--- a/deb/publish.go
+++ b/deb/publish.go
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ func (p *PublishedRepo) Publish(packagePool aptly.PackagePool, publishedStorageP
 						}
 						relPath = filepath.Join("pool", component, poolDir)
 					} else {
-						if p.Distribution == "focal" {
+						if p.Distribution == aptly.DistributionFocal {
 							relPath = filepath.Join("dists", p.Distribution, component, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", pkg.Name, arch), "current", "legacy-images")
 						} else {
 							relPath = filepath.Join("dists", p.Distribution, component, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", pkg.Name, arch), "current", "images")
diff --git a/deb/remote.go b/deb/remote.go
index 01550022f..f94dffaf9 100644
--- a/deb/remote.go
+++ b/deb/remote.go
@@ -259,11 +259,10 @@ func (repo *RemoteRepo) UdebPath(component string, architecture string) string {
 // InstallerPath returns path of Packages files for given component and
 // architecture
 func (repo *RemoteRepo) InstallerPath(component string, architecture string) string {
-	if repo.Distribution == "focal" {
+	if repo.Distribution == aptly.DistributionFocal {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/installer-%s/current/legacy-images/SHA256SUMS", component, architecture)
-	} else {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/installer-%s/current/images/SHA256SUMS", component, architecture)
 	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/installer-%s/current/images/SHA256SUMS", component, architecture)
 }
 
 // PackageURL returns URL of package file relative to repository root