diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Constants.java b/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Constants.java
index 5b9850af..8fbd6900 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Constants.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Constants.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 public final class Constants {
     private Constants() {}
 
+    /** Constant mapped to the application.properties file in resources with default values */
+    @NonNull public static final String APPLICATION_PROPERTIES = "app.properties";
+
     /** Constant mapped to the name of the service in the .proto file */
     @NonNull public static final String SERVICE_NAME = "BlockStreamService";
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Server.java b/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Server.java
index 51c8df1e..48b39490 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Server.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Server.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 public class Server {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = System.getLogger(Server.class.getName());
-    private static final String APPLICATION_PROPERTIES = "app.properties";
 
     private Server() {}
 
@@ -49,7 +48,9 @@ public static void main(final String[] args) throws IOException {
                 ConfigurationBuilder.create()
                         .withSource(SystemEnvironmentConfigSource.getInstance())
                         .withSource(SystemPropertiesConfigSource.getInstance())
-                        .withSource(new ClasspathFileConfigSource(Path.of(APPLICATION_PROPERTIES)))
+                        .withSource(
+                                new ClasspathFileConfigSource(
+                                        Path.of(Constants.APPLICATION_PROPERTIES)))
                         .autoDiscoverExtensions()
                         .build();