diff --git a/internal/api/auth/authorization_test.go b/internal/api/auth/authorization_test.go
index ac1193385e..d140758321 100644
--- a/internal/api/auth/authorization_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/auth/authorization_test.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func Test_GetPermissionCtxIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			result := GetPermissionCtxIDs(tt.args.perms)
-			if !EqualStringArray(result, tt.result) {
+			if !equalStringArray(result, tt.result) {
 				t.Errorf("got wrong result, expecting: %v, actual: %v ", tt.result, result)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/internal/api/auth/context.go b/internal/api/auth/context.go
index 78ef0bc252..e0c87929e5 100644
--- a/internal/api/auth/context.go
+++ b/internal/api/auth/context.go
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/caos/logging"
 )
 
-type CtxKeyPermissions struct{}
-type CtxKeyData struct{}
+type key int
+
+var (
+	permissionsKey key
+	dataKey        key
+)
 
 type CtxData struct {
 	UserID    string
@@ -42,15 +46,15 @@ func VerifyTokenAndWriteCtxData(ctx context.Context, token, orgID string, t Toke
 	projectID, err := t.GetProjectIDByClientID(ctx, clientID)
 	logging.LogWithFields("AUTH-GfAoV", "clientID", clientID).OnError(err).Warn("could not read projectid by clientid")
 
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, CtxKeyData{}, CtxData{UserID: userID, OrgID: orgID, ProjectID: projectID, AgentID: agentID}), nil
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, dataKey, CtxData{UserID: userID, OrgID: orgID, ProjectID: projectID, AgentID: agentID}), nil
 }
 
 func GetCtxData(ctx context.Context) CtxData {
-	ctxData, _ := ctx.Value(CtxKeyData{}).(CtxData)
+	ctxData, _ := ctx.Value(dataKey).(CtxData)
 	return ctxData
 }
 
 func GetPermissionsFromCtx(ctx context.Context) []string {
-	ctxPermission, _ := ctx.Value(CtxKeyPermissions{}).([]string)
+	ctxPermission, _ := ctx.Value(permissionsKey).([]string)
 	return ctxPermission
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/auth/permissions.go b/internal/api/auth/permissions.go
index d7ca516a9d..04c6713915 100644
--- a/internal/api/auth/permissions.go
+++ b/internal/api/auth/permissions.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func getUserMethodPermissions(ctx context.Context, t TokenVerifier, requiredPerm
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	permissions := mapGrantsToPermissions(requiredPerm, grants, authConfig)
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, CtxKeyPermissions{}, permissions), permissions, nil
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, permissionsKey, permissions), permissions, nil
 }
 
 func mapGrantsToPermissions(requiredPerm string, grants []*Grant, authConfig *Config) []string {
diff --git a/internal/api/auth/permissions_test.go b/internal/api/auth/permissions_test.go
index d2afc36dfc..ba67f0d25f 100644
--- a/internal/api/auth/permissions_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/auth/permissions_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func getTestCtx(userID, orgID string) context.Context {
-	return context.WithValue(context.Background(), CtxKeyData{}, CtxData{UserID: userID, OrgID: orgID})
+	return context.WithValue(context.Background(), dataKey, CtxData{UserID: userID, OrgID: orgID})
 }
 
 type testVerifier struct {