diff --git a/pkg/multus/multus.go b/pkg/multus/multus.go
index fc01835aa..740108d2a 100644
--- a/pkg/multus/multus.go
+++ b/pkg/multus/multus.go
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 )
 
+const (
+	shortPollDuration = 250 * time.Millisecond
+	shortPollTimeout = 2500 * time.Millisecond
+)
+
 var (
 	version = "master@git"
 	commit  = "unknown commit"
@@ -551,9 +556,7 @@ func CmdAdd(args *skel.CmdArgs, exec invoke.Exec, kubeClient *k8s.ClientInfo) (c
 			var waitErr error
 			// in case of a retriable error, retry 10 times with 0.25 sec interval
 			if isCriticalRequestRetriable(err) {
-				pollDuration := 250 * time.Millisecond
-				pollTimeout := 2500 * time.Millisecond
-				waitErr = wait.PollImmediate(pollDuration, pollTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
+				waitErr = wait.PollImmediate(shortPollDuration, shortPollTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
 					pod, err = kubeClient.GetPod(string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAMESPACE), string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAME))
 					return pod != nil, err
 				})
@@ -778,9 +781,7 @@ func CmdDel(args *skel.CmdArgs, exec invoke.Exec, kubeClient *k8s.ClientInfo) er
 			var waitErr error
 			// in case of a retriable error, retry 10 times with 0.25 sec interval
 			if isCriticalRequestRetriable(err) {
-				pollDuration := 250 * time.Millisecond
-				pollTimeout := 2500 * time.Millisecond
-				waitErr = wait.PollImmediate(pollDuration, pollTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
+				waitErr = wait.PollImmediate(shortPollDuration, shortPollTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
 					pod, err = kubeClient.GetPod(string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAMESPACE), string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAME))
 					return pod != nil, err
 				})