diff --git a/backend/database/cache/cache.go b/backend/database/cache/cache.go
index 3529ce4b..303ddc75 100644
--- a/backend/database/cache/cache.go
+++ b/backend/database/cache/cache.go
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ func (c *Caches) storeInCache(db *gorm.DB, identifier string, ttl time.Duration)
 type key byte
 
 const (
-	useCacheKey key = 0
-	cacheTTLKey key = 1
+	useCacheKey key = iota
+	cacheTTLKey
 )
 
-type queryType int
+type queryType byte
 
 const (
 	uponQuery queryType = iota
diff --git a/backend/locals/type.go b/backend/locals/type.go
index bd23fa17..c352aad9 100644
--- a/backend/locals/type.go
+++ b/backend/locals/type.go
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ package locals
 type localsKey byte
 
 const (
-	userKey localsKey = 0
+	userKey localsKey = iota
 )