diff --git a/pkg/apis/metal/validation/controlplane.go b/pkg/apis/metal/validation/controlplane.go
index 3ed1b47..98d525b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/metal/validation/controlplane.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/metal/validation/controlplane.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	featurevalidation "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/utils/validation/features"
+	"github.com/ironcore-dev/gardener-extension-provider-metal/pkg/metal"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 
 	apismetal "github.com/ironcore-dev/gardener-extension-provider-metal/pkg/apis/metal"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ func ValidateControlPlaneConfig(controlPlaneConfig *apismetal.ControlPlaneConfig
 	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
 
 	if controlPlaneConfig.CloudControllerManager != nil {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, featurevalidation.ValidateFeatureGates(controlPlaneConfig.CloudControllerManager.FeatureGates, version, fldPath.Child("cloudControllerManager", "featureGates"))...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, featurevalidation.ValidateFeatureGates(controlPlaneConfig.CloudControllerManager.FeatureGates, version, fldPath.Child("cloudControllerManager", metal.CloudControllerManagerFeatureGatesKeyName))...)
 	}
 
 	// TODO add validation for IPs
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controlplane/valuesprovider.go b/pkg/controller/controlplane/valuesprovider.go
index 9901a5b..0d27740 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controlplane/valuesprovider.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controlplane/valuesprovider.go
@@ -300,10 +300,10 @@ func getCCMChartValues(
 	}
 
 	if cpConfig.CloudControllerManager != nil {
-		values["featureGates"] = cpConfig.CloudControllerManager.FeatureGates
+		values[metal.CloudControllerManagerFeatureGatesKeyName] = cpConfig.CloudControllerManager.FeatureGates
 		if cpConfig.CloudControllerManager.CloudControllerNetworking != nil {
-			values["networking"] = map[string]any{
-				"configureNodeAddresses": cpConfig.CloudControllerManager.CloudControllerNetworking.ConfigureNodeAddresses,
+			values[metal.CloudControllerManagerNetworkingKeyName] = map[string]any{
+				metal.CloudControllerManagerNodeAddressesConfigKeyName: cpConfig.CloudControllerManager.CloudControllerNetworking.ConfigureNodeAddresses,
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controlplane/valuesprovider_test.go b/pkg/controller/controlplane/valuesprovider_test.go
index 439f847..2d34223 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controlplane/valuesprovider_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controlplane/valuesprovider_test.go
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Valueprovider Reconcile", func() {
 			cloudProviderConfig := map[string]any{}
 			Expect(yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(config.Data["cloudprovider.conf"]), &cloudProviderConfig)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(cloudProviderConfig["clusterName"]).To(Equal(cluster.Name))
-			networkingConfig, ok := cloudProviderConfig["networking"].(map[string]any)
+			networkingConfig, ok := cloudProviderConfig[metal.CloudControllerManagerNetworkingKeyName].(map[string]any)
 			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
-			Expect(networkingConfig["configureNodeAddresses"]).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(networkingConfig[metal.CloudControllerManagerNodeAddressesConfigKeyName]).To(BeTrue())
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Valueprovider Reconcile", func() {
 					"secrets": map[string]any{
 						"server": "cloud-controller-manager-server",
 					},
-					"featureGates": map[string]bool{
+					metal.CloudControllerManagerFeatureGatesKeyName: map[string]bool{
 						"CustomResourceValidation": true,
 					},
 					"podNetwork":           "10.0.0.0/16",
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Valueprovider Reconcile", func() {
 					"secrets": map[string]any{
 						"server": "cloud-controller-manager-server",
 					},
-					"featureGates": map[string]bool{
+					metal.CloudControllerManagerFeatureGatesKeyName: map[string]bool{
 						"CustomResourceValidation": true,
 					},
-					"networking": map[string]any{
-						"configureNodeAddresses": false,
+					metal.CloudControllerManagerNetworkingKeyName: map[string]any{
+						metal.CloudControllerManagerNodeAddressesConfigKeyName: false,
 					},
 					"podNetwork":           "10.0.0.0/16",
 					"configureCloudRoutes": true,
diff --git a/pkg/metal/types.go b/pkg/metal/types.go
index 96db525..728e468 100644
--- a/pkg/metal/types.go
+++ b/pkg/metal/types.go
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ const (
 	CloudProviderConfigName = "cloud-provider-config"
 	// CloudControllerManagerName is a constant for the name of the CloudController deployed by the worker controller.
 	CloudControllerManagerName = "cloud-controller-manager"
+	// CloudControllerManagerFeatureGatesKeyName is the key name for the feature gates key in CCM configuration
+	CloudControllerManagerFeatureGatesKeyName = "featureGates"
+	// CloudControllerManagerNetworkingKeyName is the key name for the networking key in CCM configuration
+	CloudControllerManagerNetworkingKeyName = "networking"
+	// CloudControllerManagerNodeAddressesConfigKeyName is the key name for the networking key in CCM configuration
+	CloudControllerManagerNodeAddressesConfigKeyName = "configureNodeAddresses"
 	// CalicoBgpName is a constant for the name of the Calico BGP deployed by the worker controller.
 	CalicoBgpName = "calico-bgp"
 	// MetallbName is a constant for the name of the MetalLB deployed by the worker controller.