diff --git a/tests/direct_indexing/test_tasks.py b/tests/direct_indexing/test_tasks.py
index f6145cbe1..92844dddf 100644
--- a/tests/direct_indexing/test_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/direct_indexing/test_tasks.py
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
     subtask_publisher_metadata
 )
 
+CLEAR_INDICES = 'direct_indexing.direct_indexing.clear_indices'
+
 
 def test_clear_all_cores(mocker):
     # mock direct_indexing.clear_indices
-    mock_clear = mocker.patch('direct_indexing.direct_indexing.clear_indices')
+    mock_clear = mocker.patch(CLEAR_INDICES)
     clear_all_cores()
     mock_clear.assert_called_once()
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ def test_start(mocker):
 
     # mock clear_indices
     # mock_datadump.return_value = True
-    mocker.patch('direct_indexing.direct_indexing.clear_indices', side_effect=pysolr.SolrError)
+    mocker.patch(CLEAR_INDICES, side_effect=pysolr.SolrError)
     assert start(False) == "Error clearing the direct indexing cores, check your Solr instance."
     mock_subtask_dataset_metadata.assert_not_called()
     mock_drop.assert_not_called()
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ def test_start(mocker):
     assert res == "Both the publisher and dataset metadata indexing have begun."
 
     # Test if drop is true, direct_indexing.drop_removed_data() is called once
-    mocker.patch('direct_indexing.direct_indexing.clear_indices', side_effect=None)
+    mocker.patch(CLEAR_INDICES, side_effect=None)
     start(False, drop=True)
     mock_drop.assert_called_once()