diff --git a/lib/behat/classes/util.php b/lib/behat/classes/util.php
index 2ac98ddb8e6..1e134b8bbc9 100644
--- a/lib/behat/classes/util.php
+++ b/lib/behat/classes/util.php
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../filelib.php');
  */
 class behat_util extends testing_util {
 
+    /**
+     * The behat test site fullname and shortname.
+     */
+    const BEHATSITENAME = "Acceptance test site";
+
     /**
      * @var array Files to skip when resetting dataroot folder
      */
@@ -70,8 +75,8 @@ class behat_util extends testing_util {
         $options = array();
         $options['adminuser'] = 'admin';
         $options['adminpass'] = 'admin';
-        $options['fullname'] = 'Acceptance test site';
-        $options['shortname'] = 'Acceptance test site';
+        $options['fullname'] = self::BEHATSITENAME;
+        $options['shortname'] = self::BEHATSITENAME;
 
         install_cli_database($options, false);
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_hooks.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_hooks.php
index e6aa6d706d5..7328f220906 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_hooks.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_hooks.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class behat_hooks extends behat_base {
         if (self::is_first_scenario()) {
             $notestsiteexception = new Exception('The base URL (' . $CFG->wwwroot . ') is not a behat test site, ' .
                 'ensure you started the built-in web server in the correct directory or your web server is correctly started and set up');
-            $this->find("xpath", "//head/child::title[normalize-space(.)='Acceptance test site']", $notestsiteexception);
+            $this->find("xpath", "//head/child::title[normalize-space(.)='" . behat_util::BEHATSITENAME . "']", $notestsiteexception);
 
             self::$initprocessesfinished = true;
         }