diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/shim_management.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/shim_management.go
index 00eb9d7db6..a6b9bdba34 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/shim_management.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/shim_management.go
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	DirectVolumePathKey = "path"
-
+	DirectVolumePathKey   = "path"
+	AgentUrl              = "/agent-url"
 	DirectVolumeStatUrl   = "/direct-volume/stats"
 	DirectVolumeResizeUrl = "/direct-volume/resize"
 	IPTablesUrl           = "/iptables"
 	IP6TablesUrl          = "/ip6tables"
+	MetricsUrl            = "/metrics"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -260,8 +261,8 @@ func (s *service) startManagementServer(ctx context.Context, ociSpec *specs.Spec
 
 	// bind handler
 	m := http.NewServeMux()
-	m.Handle("/metrics", http.HandlerFunc(s.serveMetrics))
-	m.Handle("/agent-url", http.HandlerFunc(s.agentURL))
+	m.Handle(MetricsUrl, http.HandlerFunc(s.serveMetrics))
+	m.Handle(AgentUrl, http.HandlerFunc(s.agentURL))
 	m.Handle(DirectVolumeStatUrl, http.HandlerFunc(s.serveVolumeStats))
 	m.Handle(DirectVolumeResizeUrl, http.HandlerFunc(s.serveVolumeResize))
 	m.Handle(IPTablesUrl, http.HandlerFunc(s.ipTablesHandler))
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/metrics.go b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/metrics.go
index e5d9477670..98ecb68f09 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/metrics.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/metrics.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	containerdshim "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2"
 	mutils "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/utils/shimclient"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ func (km *KataMonitor) aggregateSandboxMetrics(encoder expfmt.Encoder) error {
 }
 
 func getParsedMetrics(sandboxID string, sandboxMetadata sandboxCRIMetadata) ([]*dto.MetricFamily, error) {
-	body, err := shimclient.DoGet(sandboxID, defaultTimeout, "metrics")
+	body, err := shimclient.DoGet(sandboxID, defaultTimeout, containerdshim.MetricsUrl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ func getParsedMetrics(sandboxID string, sandboxMetadata sandboxCRIMetadata) ([]*
 
 // GetSandboxMetrics will get sandbox's metrics from shim
 func GetSandboxMetrics(sandboxID string) (string, error) {
-	body, err := shimclient.DoGet(sandboxID, defaultTimeout, "metrics")
+	body, err := shimclient.DoGet(sandboxID, defaultTimeout, containerdshim.MetricsUrl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/utils/shimclient/shim_management_client.go b/src/runtime/pkg/utils/shimclient/shim_management_client.go
index 835b6f9b98..81c0d70dec 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/utils/shimclient/shim_management_client.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/utils/shimclient/shim_management_client.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func DoGet(sandboxID string, timeoutInSeconds time.Duration, urlPath string) ([]
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://shim/%s", urlPath))
+	resp, err := client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://shim%s", urlPath))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func DoPut(sandboxID string, timeoutInSeconds time.Duration, urlPath, contentTyp
 		return err
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPut, fmt.Sprintf("http://shim/%s", urlPath), bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPut, fmt.Sprintf("http://shim%s", urlPath), bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func DoPost(sandboxID string, timeoutInSeconds time.Duration, urlPath, contentTy
 		return err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := client.Post(fmt.Sprintf("http://shim/%s", urlPath), contentType, bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
+	resp, err := client.Post(fmt.Sprintf("http://shim%s", urlPath), contentType, bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
 	defer func() {
 		if resp != nil {
 			resp.Body.Close()