diff --git a/auth/log.go b/auth/log.go
index d1fe86c..457a691 100644
--- a/auth/log.go
+++ b/auth/log.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/build"
 )
 
+const Subsystem = "AUTH"
+
 // log is a logger that is initialized with no output filters.  This
 // means the package will not perform any logging by default until the caller
 // requests it.
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ var log btclog.Logger
 
 // The default amount of logging is none.
 func init() {
-	UseLogger(build.NewSubLogger("AUTH", nil))
+	UseLogger(build.NewSubLogger(Subsystem, nil))
 }
 
 // DisableLog disables all library log output.  Logging output is disabled
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index cf1cca8..647e890 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	setSubLogger("MAIN", log, nil)
-	addSubLogger("AUTH", auth.UseLogger)
+	addSubLogger(auth.Subsystem, auth.UseLogger)
 	addSubLogger("PRXY", proxy.UseLogger)
 }