diff --git a/resource/communication.go b/resource/communication.go
index f47a8f70..68bbf276 100644
--- a/resource/communication.go
+++ b/resource/communication.go
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ type communicationType string
 
 const (
 	communicationTypeUnknown          communicationType = "unknown"
-	communicationTypeReportCompliance                   = "publicreport.compliance"
-	communicationTypeReportNuisance                     = "publicreport.nuisance"
-	communicationTypeReportWater                        = "publicreport.water"
+	communicationTypeReportCompliance communicationType = "publicreport.compliance"
+	communicationTypeReportNuisance   communicationType = "publicreport.nuisance"
+	communicationTypeReportWater      communicationType = "publicreport.water"
 )
 
 type communicationLog struct {
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ type resourceType string
 
 const (
 	resourceTypeUnknown          resourceType = "unknown"
-	resourceTypeEmail                         = "email"
-	resourceTypeReportCompliance              = "publicreport.compliance"
-	resourceTypeReportNuisance                = "publicreport.nuisance"
-	resourceTypeReportWater                   = "publicreport.water"
-	resourceTypeText                          = "text"
+	resourceTypeEmail            resourceType = "email"
+	resourceTypeReportCompliance resourceType = "publicreport.compliance"
+	resourceTypeReportNuisance   resourceType = "publicreport.nuisance"
+	resourceTypeReportWater      resourceType = "publicreport.water"
+	resourceTypeText             resourceType = "text"
 )
 
 type resourceStub struct {