diff --git a/internal/webrtc/manager.go b/internal/webrtc/manager.go
index 74a4b2af..25b9de89 100644
--- a/internal/webrtc/manager.go
+++ b/internal/webrtc/manager.go
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ const (
 
 	// send a PLI on an interval so that the publisher is pushing a keyframe every rtcpPLIInterval
 	rtcpPLIInterval = 3 * time.Second
-
-	// how often we check the bitrate of each client. Default is 250ms
-	bitrateCheckInterval = 250 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
 func New(desktop types.DesktopManager, capture types.CaptureManager, config *config.WebRTC) *WebRTCManagerCtx {
diff --git a/internal/webrtc/metrics.go b/internal/webrtc/metrics.go
index 513e86a4..79cbd620 100644
--- a/internal/webrtc/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/webrtc/metrics.go
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 )
 
-var connectionStatsInterval = 5 * time.Second
+const (
+	// how often to read and process webrtc connection stats
+	connectionStatsInterval = 5 * time.Second
+)
 
 type metricsManager struct {
 	mu sync.Mutex
diff --git a/internal/webrtc/peer.go b/internal/webrtc/peer.go
index ddadb036..4e26f5d6 100644
--- a/internal/webrtc/peer.go
+++ b/internal/webrtc/peer.go
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/demodesk/neko/pkg/types/message"
 )
 
+const (
+	// how often to read and process bandwidth estimation reports
+	estimatorReadInterval = 250 * time.Millisecond
+)
+
 type WebRTCPeerCtx struct {
 	mu         sync.Mutex
 	logger     zerolog.Logger
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ func (peer *WebRTCPeerCtx) estimatorReader() {
 	}
 
 	// use a ticker to get current client target bitrate
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(bitrateCheckInterval)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(estimatorReadInterval)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	for range ticker.C {