diff --git a/helpers/path.go b/helpers/path.go
index 68a72b71a..8dc5f9324 100644
--- a/helpers/path.go
+++ b/helpers/path.go
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ func FindCWD() (string, error) {
 	return path, nil
 }
 
-var WalkRootTooShortError = errors.New("Path too short. Stop walking.")
+var ErrWalkRootTooShort = errors.New("Path too short. Stop walking.")
 
 // SymbolicWalk is like filepath.Walk, but it supports the root being a
 // symbolic link. It will still not follow symbolic links deeper down in
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func SymbolicWalk(fs afero.Fs, root string, walker filepath.WalkFunc) error {
 
 	// Sanity check
 	if len(root) < 4 {
-		return WalkRootTooShortError
+		return ErrWalkRootTooShort
 	}
 
 	// Handle the root first
diff --git a/source/filesystem.go b/source/filesystem.go
index 5b47b7abf..7873b47f1 100644
--- a/source/filesystem.go
+++ b/source/filesystem.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (f *Filesystem) captureFiles() {
 
 	if err != nil {
 		jww.ERROR.Println(err)
-		if err == helpers.WalkRootTooShortError {
+		if err == helpers.ErrWalkRootTooShort {
 			panic("The root path is too short. If this is a test, make sure to init the content paths.")
 		}
 	}