diff --git a/cmd/icingadb/main.go b/cmd/icingadb/main.go
index 634de299..06449802 100644
--- a/cmd/icingadb/main.go
+++ b/cmd/icingadb/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/internal/command"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/driver"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/icingadb"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/icingadb/history"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/icingadb/overdue"
@@ -320,9 +321,9 @@ func run() int {
 func checkDbSchema(ctx context.Context, db *icingadb.DB) error {
 	var expectedDbSchemaVersion uint16
 	switch db.DriverName() {
-	case "icingadb-mysql":
+	case driver.MySQL:
 		expectedDbSchemaVersion = expectedMysqlSchemaVersion
-	case "icingadb-pgsql":
+	case driver.PostgreSQL:
 		expectedDbSchemaVersion = expectedPostgresSchemaVersion
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/driver/driver.go b/pkg/driver/driver.go
index eb96cf3b..f86e37f0 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/driver.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/driver.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+const MySQL = "icingadb-mysql"
+const PostgreSQL = "icingadb-pgsql"
+
 var timeout = time.Minute * 5
 
 // RetryConnector wraps driver.Connector with retry logic.
@@ -78,10 +81,10 @@ func (d Driver) OpenConnector(name string) (driver.Connector, error) {
 
 // Register makes our database Driver available under the name "icingadb-*sql".
 func Register(logger *logging.Logger) {
-	sql.Register("icingadb-mysql", &Driver{ctxDriver: &mysql.MySQLDriver{}, Logger: logger})
-	sql.Register("icingadb-pgsql", &Driver{ctxDriver: PgSQLDriver{}, Logger: logger})
+	sql.Register(MySQL, &Driver{ctxDriver: &mysql.MySQLDriver{}, Logger: logger})
+	sql.Register(PostgreSQL, &Driver{ctxDriver: PgSQLDriver{}, Logger: logger})
 	_ = mysql.SetLogger(mysqlLogger(func(v ...interface{}) { logger.Debug(v...) }))
-	sqlx.BindDriver("icingadb-pgsql", sqlx.DOLLAR)
+	sqlx.BindDriver(PostgreSQL, sqlx.DOLLAR)
 }
 
 // ctxDriver helps ensure that we only support drivers that implement driver.Driver and driver.DriverContext.
diff --git a/pkg/icingadb/db.go b/pkg/icingadb/db.go
index 3a440046..500d0e39 100644
--- a/pkg/icingadb/db.go
+++ b/pkg/icingadb/db.go
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package icingadb
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"database/sql/driver"
+	sqlDriver "database/sql/driver"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/internal"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/backoff"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/com"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/contracts"
+	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/driver"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/logging"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/periodic"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/retry"
@@ -128,10 +129,10 @@ func (db *DB) BuildInsertIgnoreStmt(into interface{}) (string, int) {
 	var clause string
 
 	switch db.DriverName() {
-	case "icingadb-mysql":
+	case driver.MySQL:
 		// MySQL treats UPDATE id = id as a no-op.
 		clause = "ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE id = id"
-	case "icingadb-pgsql":
+	case driver.PostgreSQL:
 		clause = fmt.Sprintf("ON CONFLICT ON CONSTRAINT pk_%s DO NOTHING", table)
 	}
 
@@ -191,10 +192,10 @@ func (db *DB) BuildUpsertStmt(subject interface{}) (stmt string, placeholders in
 
 	var clause, setFormat string
 	switch db.DriverName() {
-	case "icingadb-mysql":
+	case driver.MySQL:
 		clause = "ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE"
 		setFormat = "%[1]s = VALUES(%[1]s)"
-	case "icingadb-pgsql":
+	case driver.PostgreSQL:
 		clause = fmt.Sprintf("ON CONFLICT ON CONSTRAINT pk_%s DO UPDATE SET", table)
 		setFormat = "%[1]s = EXCLUDED.%[1]s"
 	}
@@ -584,7 +585,7 @@ func (db *DB) log(ctx context.Context, query string, counter *com.Counter) perio
 
 // IsRetryable checks whether the given error is retryable.
 func IsRetryable(err error) bool {
-	if errors.Is(err, driver.ErrBadConn) {
+	if errors.Is(err, sqlDriver.ErrBadConn) {
 		return true
 	}