diff --git a/broadcast.go b/broadcast.go
index 976527779..b12dc0896 100644
--- a/broadcast.go
+++ b/broadcast.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ func (n *nopBroadcastReceiver) Start(b BroadcastHandler) error { return nil }
 // NopBroadcastReceiver is a no op implementation of the BroadcastReceiver
 var NopBroadcastReceiver = &nopBroadcastReceiver{}
 
+// Broadcast message types
 const (
 	MessageTypeCreateSlice = 1
 	MessageTypeCreateIndex = 2
diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index 55c57125e..a6bcade81 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ const (
 
 	// DefaultReplicaN is the default number of replicas per partition.
 	DefaultReplicaN = 1
+)
 
-	// NodeState represents node state returned in /status endpoint for a node in the cluster.
+// NodeState represents node state returned in /status endpoint for a node in the cluster.
+const (
 	NodeStateUp   = "UP"
 	NodeStateDown = "DOWN"
 )