diff --git a/lib/private/Log/ExceptionSerializer.php b/lib/private/Log/ExceptionSerializer.php
index fc9e4cc1bd0ad..1eba042fa15ee 100644
--- a/lib/private/Log/ExceptionSerializer.php
+++ b/lib/private/Log/ExceptionSerializer.php
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 use OCA\Encryption\Session;
 
 class ExceptionSerializer {
+	public const SENSITIVE_VALUE_PLACEHOLDER = '*** sensitive parameters replaced ***';
+
 	public const methodsWithSensitiveParameters = [
 		// Session/User
 		'completeLogin',
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ private function editTrace(array &$sensitiveValues, array $traceLine): array {
 		if (isset($traceLine['args'])) {
 			$sensitiveValues = array_merge($sensitiveValues, $traceLine['args']);
 		}
-		$traceLine['args'] = ['*** sensitive parameters replaced ***'];
+		$traceLine['args'] = [self::SENSITIVE_VALUE_PLACEHOLDER];
 		return $traceLine;
 	}
 
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ private function removeValuesFromArgs($args, $values) {
 		$workArgs = [];
 		foreach ($args as $arg) {
 			if (in_array($arg, $values, true)) {
-				$arg = '*** sensitive parameter replaced ***';
+				$arg = self::SENSITIVE_VALUE_PLACEHOLDER;
 			} elseif (is_array($arg)) {
 				$arg = $this->removeValuesFromArgs($arg, $values);
 			}
diff --git a/tests/lib/Log/ExceptionSerializerTest.php b/tests/lib/Log/ExceptionSerializerTest.php
index 02d91b726e2e4..ea9a52179f5c9 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Log/ExceptionSerializerTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Log/ExceptionSerializerTest.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public function testSerializer() {
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
 			$serializedData = $this->serializer->serializeException($e);
 			$this->assertSame(['Secret'], $secret);
-			$this->assertSame('*** sensitive parameters replaced ***', $serializedData['Trace'][0]['args'][0]);
+			$this->assertSame(ExceptionSerializer::SENSITIVE_VALUE_PLACEHOLDER, $serializedData['Trace'][0]['args'][0]);
 		}
 	}
 }