diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/nutanix_node_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/nutanix_node_types.go
index baa99ad89..8038c49b3 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/nutanix_node_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/nutanix_node_types.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (NutanixMachineDetails) VariableSchema() clusterv1.VariableSchema {
 				"image":    NutanixResourceIdentifier{}.VariableSchema().OpenAPIV3Schema,
 				"cluster":  NutanixResourceIdentifier{}.VariableSchema().OpenAPIV3Schema,
 				"subnet":   NutanixResourceIdentifiers{}.VariableSchema().OpenAPIV3Schema,
-				"bootType": NutanixBootType("legacy").VariableSchema().OpenAPIV3Schema,
+				"bootType": NutanixBootType(NutanixBootTypeLegacy).VariableSchema().OpenAPIV3Schema,
 				"systemDiskSize": {
 					Description: "systemDiskSize is size (in Quantity format) of the system disk of the VM eg. 20Gi",
 					Type:        "string",
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 46d10152c..055355a3c 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package v1alpha1
 
 import (
 	"github.com/d2iq-labs/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/api/external/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws/v2/api/v1beta2"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	runtime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/inject_control_plane.go b/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/inject_control_plane.go
index fbc5652bd..b7cb8f123 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/inject_control_plane.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/inject_control_plane.go
@@ -129,23 +129,23 @@ func (h *nutanixMachineDetailsControlPlanePatchHandler) Mutate(
 			)
 
 			obj.Spec.Template.Spec.Subnets = make([]capxv1.NutanixResourceIdentifier, 0)
-			for _, subnetCRE := range nutanixMachineDetailsVar.Subnets {
-				if subnetCRE.Type == "" {
+			for _, subnetIdentifier := range nutanixMachineDetailsVar.Subnets {
+				if subnetIdentifier.Type == "" {
 					continue
 				}
 				subnet := capxv1.NutanixResourceIdentifier{}
-				if subnetCRE.Type == v1alpha1.NutanixIdentifierName {
+				if subnetIdentifier.Type == v1alpha1.NutanixIdentifierName {
 					subnet.Type = capxv1.NutanixIdentifierName
-					if subnetCRE.Name == nil || *subnetCRE.Name == "" {
+					if subnetIdentifier.Name == nil || *subnetIdentifier.Name == "" {
 						continue
 					}
-					subnet.Name = subnetCRE.Name
+					subnet.Name = subnetIdentifier.Name
 				} else {
 					subnet.Type = capxv1.NutanixIdentifierUUID
-					if subnetCRE.UUID == nil || *subnetCRE.UUID == "" {
+					if subnetIdentifier.UUID == nil || *subnetIdentifier.UUID == "" {
 						continue
 					}
-					subnet.UUID = subnetCRE.UUID
+					subnet.UUID = subnetIdentifier.UUID
 				}
 				obj.Spec.Template.Spec.Subnets = append(obj.Spec.Template.Spec.Subnets, subnet)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/inject_worker.go b/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/inject_worker.go
index 01e4ddd32..060324d27 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/inject_worker.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/inject_worker.go
@@ -122,23 +122,23 @@ func (h *nutanixMachineDetailsWorkerPatchHandler) Mutate(
 				nutanixMachineDetailsVar.SystemDiskSize,
 			)
 			obj.Spec.Template.Spec.Subnets = make([]capxv1.NutanixResourceIdentifier, 0)
-			for _, subnetCRE := range nutanixMachineDetailsVar.Subnets {
-				if subnetCRE.Type == "" {
+			for _, subnetIdentifier := range nutanixMachineDetailsVar.Subnets {
+				if subnetIdentifier.Type == "" {
 					continue
 				}
 				subnet := capxv1.NutanixResourceIdentifier{}
-				if subnetCRE.Type == v1alpha1.NutanixIdentifierName {
+				if subnetIdentifier.Type == v1alpha1.NutanixIdentifierName {
 					subnet.Type = capxv1.NutanixIdentifierName
-					if subnetCRE.Name == nil || *subnetCRE.Name == "" {
+					if subnetIdentifier.Name == nil || *subnetIdentifier.Name == "" {
 						continue
 					}
-					subnet.Name = subnetCRE.Name
+					subnet.Name = subnetIdentifier.Name
 				} else {
 					subnet.Type = capxv1.NutanixIdentifierUUID
-					if subnetCRE.UUID == nil || *subnetCRE.UUID == "" {
+					if subnetIdentifier.UUID == nil || *subnetIdentifier.UUID == "" {
 						continue
 					}
-					subnet.UUID = subnetCRE.UUID
+					subnet.UUID = subnetIdentifier.UUID
 				}
 				obj.Spec.Template.Spec.Subnets = append(obj.Spec.Template.Spec.Subnets, subnet)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/variables_test.go b/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/variables_test.go
index 8115270ff..d4764f826 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/variables_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/machinedetails/variables_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestVariableValidation(t *testing.T) {
 				ControlPlane: &v1alpha1.NodeConfigSpec{
 					Nutanix: &v1alpha1.NutanixNodeSpec{
 						MachineDetails: &v1alpha1.NutanixMachineDetails{
-							BootType:       "legacy",
+							BootType:       v1alpha1.NutanixBootTypeLegacy,
 							VCPUSockets:    2,
 							VCPUsPerSocket: 1,
 							Image: v1alpha1.NutanixResourceIdentifier{
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/prismcentralendpoint/inject.go b/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/prismcentralendpoint/inject.go
index b62d11464..68076ceed 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/prismcentralendpoint/inject.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/nutanix/mutation/prismcentralendpoint/inject.go
@@ -94,17 +94,18 @@ func (h *nutanixPrismCentralEndpoint) Mutate(
 				"patchedObjectName", client.ObjectKeyFromObject(obj),
 			).Info("setting prismCentralEndpoint in NutanixCluster spec")
 
-			obj.Spec.Template.Spec.PrismCentral = &credentials.NutanixPrismEndpoint{}
-			obj.Spec.Template.Spec.PrismCentral.Address = prismCentralEndpointVar.Host
-			obj.Spec.Template.Spec.PrismCentral.Port = prismCentralEndpointVar.Port
-			obj.Spec.Template.Spec.PrismCentral.Insecure = prismCentralEndpointVar.Insecure
-			obj.Spec.Template.Spec.PrismCentral.AdditionalTrustBundle = &credentials.NutanixTrustBundleReference{
-				Kind: credentials.NutanixTrustBundleKindConfigMap,
-				Name: prismCentralEndpointVar.AdditionalTrustBundle,
-			}
-			obj.Spec.Template.Spec.PrismCentral.CredentialRef = &credentials.NutanixCredentialReference{
-				Kind: credentials.SecretKind,
-				Name: prismCentralEndpointVar.CredentialSecret,
+			obj.Spec.Template.Spec.PrismCentral = &credentials.NutanixPrismEndpoint{
+				Address:  prismCentralEndpointVar.Host,
+				Port:     prismCentralEndpointVar.Port,
+				Insecure: prismCentralEndpointVar.Insecure,
+				AdditionalTrustBundle: &credentials.NutanixTrustBundleReference{
+					Kind: credentials.NutanixTrustBundleKindConfigMap,
+					Name: prismCentralEndpointVar.AdditionalTrustBundle,
+				},
+				CredentialRef: &credentials.NutanixCredentialReference{
+					Kind: credentials.SecretKind,
+					Name: prismCentralEndpointVar.CredentialSecret,
+				},
 			}
 
 			return nil