diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/ransomware/consts.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/ransomware/consts.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ff02fe99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/ransomware/consts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+README_SRC = Path(__file__).parent / "ransomware_readme.txt"
+README_FILE_NAME = "README.txt"
+README_SHA256_HASH = "e3d9343cbcce6097c83044327b00ead14b6e8e6aa0d411160610033a856032fc"
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/ransomware/ransomware_payload.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/ransomware/ransomware_payload.py
index 27cd6dca1..3c8b36770 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/ransomware/ransomware_payload.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/ransomware/ransomware_payload.py
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable, List
 
+from infection_monkey.ransomware.consts import README_FILE_NAME, README_SRC
 from infection_monkey.ransomware.ransomware_config import RansomwareConfig
 from infection_monkey.telemetry.file_encryption_telem import FileEncryptionTelem
 from infection_monkey.telemetry.messengers.i_telemetry_messenger import ITelemetryMessenger
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-README_SRC = Path(__file__).parent / "ransomware_readme.txt"
-README_DEST = "README.txt"
-
 
 class RansomwarePayload:
     def __init__(
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ class RansomwarePayload:
             self._encrypt_files(file_list)
 
         if self._config.readme_enabled:
-            self._leave_readme(README_SRC, self._config.target_directory / README_DEST)
+            self._leave_readme(README_SRC, self._config.target_directory / README_FILE_NAME)
 
     def _find_files(self) -> List[Path]:
         LOG.info(f"Collecting files in {self._config.target_directory}")
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/ransomware/test_ransomware_payload.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/ransomware/test_ransomware_payload.py
index 118ba8a27..6c73cfb8d 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/ransomware/test_ransomware_payload.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/ransomware/test_ransomware_payload.py
@@ -7,12 +7,9 @@ from tests.unit_tests.infection_monkey.ransomware.ransomware_target_files import
     TEST_KEYBOARD_TXT,
 )
 
+from infection_monkey.ransomware.consts import README_FILE_NAME, README_SRC
 from infection_monkey.ransomware.ransomware_config import RansomwareConfig
-from infection_monkey.ransomware.ransomware_payload import (
-    README_DEST,
-    README_SRC,
-    RansomwarePayload,
-)
+from infection_monkey.ransomware.ransomware_payload import RansomwarePayload
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -162,7 +159,7 @@ def test_readme_true(
     ransomware_payload = build_ransomware_payload(ransomware_payload_config)
 
     ransomware_payload.run_payload()
-    mock_leave_readme.assert_called_with(README_SRC, ransomware_test_data / README_DEST)
+    mock_leave_readme.assert_called_with(README_SRC, ransomware_test_data / README_FILE_NAME)
 
 
 def test_no_readme_if_no_directory(